Tom Stoppard: Plays 4: Dalliance, Undiscovered Country, Rough Crossing, On the Razzle, The Seagull (Faber Contemporary Classics) (v. 4) [Paperback]

Tom Stoppard (Author)

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Series: Faber Contemporary Classics | Publication Date: December 1, 2000

Dalliance
Undiscovered Country
Rough Crossing
On the Razzle
The Seagull

This fourth volume of Tom Stoppard's work for the stage brings together five of his most celebrated translations and adaptations of plays by Arthur Schnitzler (Dalliance and Undiscovered Country), Ferenc Molnar (Rough Crossing, a classic farce set aboard an ocean liner), Johann Nestroy (On the Razzle, a mad chase through Vienna), and Anton Chekhov (The Seagull, the classic Russian country tale). According to The Times of London, "Adaptation in Stoppard's terms means finding a sympathetic text and using it as a springboard for invention that leaves the original far behind." In adapting these plays--some classics, some nearly forgotten--for the modern stage, Tom Stoppard has added his own unique elements of dazzling wit and verbal brilliance, hilarious parody and cutting satire, to create works that stand as exceptional works of theater that do not belong to any one age.

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About the Author

Tom Stoppard's other work includes Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (Tony Award), Jumpers, Travesties (Tony Award), Night and Day, After Margritte, The Real Thing (Tony Award), Enter a Free Man, Hapgood, Arcadia (Evening Standard Award, The Oliver Award and the Critics Award), Indian Ink (a stage adaptation of his own play, In the Native State) and The Invention of Love.

His radio plays include If You're Glad I'll Be Frank, Albert's Bridge (Italia Prize), Where Are They Now?, Artist Descending A Staircase, The Dog It Was That Died and In the Native State (Sony Award).

His work for television includes Professional Foul (Bafta Award, Broadcasting Press Guild Award). His film credits include Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead which he also directed (winner of the Golden Lion, Venice Film Festival).

Product Details

• Paperback: 480 pages
• Publisher: Faber & Faber; 1st edition (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0571197507
• ISBN-13: 978-0571197507
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5 x 1.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #342,463 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Tom Stoppard is the author of such seminal works as Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead, Travesties, Every Good Boy Deserves a Favor, Arcadia, Jumpers, The Real Thing, and The Invention of Love.

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5.0 out of 5 stars landscape tom stoppard, November 14, 2000

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This review is from: Tom Stoppard: Plays 4: Dalliance, Undiscovered Country, Rough Crossing, On the Razzle, The Seagull (Faber Contemporary Classics) (v. 4) (Paperback)

i would read this book on a bus, i would read this book on a truss, i would read this book riding backward on a bicycle sat for two, i would read this book floating lazily down the river in my favorite red converse shoes...i do like this book, i would read it anywhere. it really is that addictive. And yes, you should judge this book by its cover. It stands out! The soft orange, like the setting sun on a countryside and the boy walking into it, silhouted in its gentle hue, you walk into a landscape that is only Stoppard. It is a journey that is beckoned by truly original landscapes, and guided by the soft touch of unique characters, that will leave you by last page saddened by the parting of new found friends...unusual and offset, but yet we miss them, and we may fear of admitting that we are more in common with them than we dare admit. But inside we are laughing unabashedly, at ourselves, and all the while in awe of the splendor of his landscape...our landscape.