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0826496210 978-0826496218 March 6, 2009
Tom Stoppard is widely regarded as one of the leading contemporary British playwrights, a writer who has earned an intriguing mix of both critical and commercial success. Arcadia is considered by many critics to be Stoppard's masterpiece, a work that weds his love for words and ideas in his early career, with his emphasis on storytelling and emotional engagement in his later career.

With its engaging alteration between past and present Arcadia offers a comedic and entertaining exploration of chaos theory, entropy, the Second Law of thermodynamics, iterated algorithms, fractals, and other concepts culled from the realms of math and science.


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"An enlightening entryway into Stoppard's luminous play, Fleming's commentary on Arcadia is informed by his attention to theatrical issues as well as his deep understanding of the of the play's multilayered themes." - Professor Michael Vanden Heuvel, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA

"Fleming's book offers the student and Stoppard enthusiast a fully researched and clearly written analysis of what many call Stoppard's best play. From the background and context section describing Stoppard's entire oeuvre to date, to the final section offering suggestions for teaching Arcadia, this book situates the play squarely within Stoppard's writing about science. Fleming's precise analyses of the play's characters and his informed discussion of its themes offer the student and instructor an intelligent framework for understanding Arcadia as a profound and comic play of ideas." - Katherine E. Kelly, Texas A&M University, USA

Briefly reviewed in the Year's work in English Studies journal, vol 89, No. 1 'Drawing on previously unpublished material with Stoppard, Fleming's volume traces the history of the play's production and its cultural and historical context'


"Fleming’s book offers the student and Stoppard enthusiast a fully researched and clearly written analysis of what many call Stoppard’s best play. From the background and context section describing Stoppard’s entire oeuvre to date, to the final section offering suggestions for teaching Arcadia, this book situates the play squarely within Stoppard’s writing about science. Fleming’s precise analyses of the play’s characters and his informed discussion of its themes offer the student and instructor an intelligent framework for understanding Arcadia as a profound and comic play of ideas." - Katherine E. Kelly, Texas A&M University, USA

Briefly reviewed in the Year’s work in English Studies journal, vol 89, No. 1 'Drawing on previously unpublished material with Stoppard, Fleming’s volume traces the history of the play’s production and its cultural and historical context’

About the Author

John Fleming is Chair of the Department of Theatre and Dance at Texas State University, USA. He has conducted extensive research in the Tom Stoppard Archive at the University of Texas and is the author of Stoppard's Theatre: Finding Order Amid Chaos (University of Texas Press)

Product Details

  • Paperback: 134 pages
  • Publisher: Continuum (March 6, 2009)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0826496210
  • ISBN-13: 978-0826496218
  • Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #572,054 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent resource, December 8, 2011
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I am a theatre director and a college professor. I think this book is very helpful in understanding the myriad strands of this brilliant play. I plan on purchasing it for all my actors. It's a great way to begin research!
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1.0 out of 5 stars not as good as the play, April 30, 2011
This review is from: Tom Stoppard's Arcadia (Modern Theatre Guides) (Paperback)
While helpful in placing "Arcadia" in the context of Stoppard's intellectual career, this book is a good deal drier, more superficial, and less nuanced than the play. In my opinion, it is not necessary for, or even particularly helpful to a rich appreciation of reading and watching the play.
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Inside This Book (learn more)
Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
production history, carnal embrace, deterministic chaos
Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, Lady Croom, While Stoppard, Indian Ink, Workshopping the Play, Scene Seven, Scene Four, Sidley Park, National Theatre, The Coast of Utopia, Scene Five, The Real Thing, Lincoln Center, Lady Groom, Lord Byron, Second Law of Thermodynamics, Ira Nadel, Captain Brice, While Bernard, Felicity Kendal, Scene Two, Arcadia Ego, Scene Three, Peter Wood, Scene One
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