Tom Stoppard's Plays: Patterns of Plenitude and Parsimony

By Nigel Purse

In Tom Stoppard's Plays: Patterns of Plenitude and Parsimony Nigel Purse assesses the complete canon of Tom Stoppard's works on a thematic basis. He explains that, amongst the plenitude of chaotic comedy, wordplay and intellectual ping-pong of Stoppard's plays, the principle of parsimony that is Occam's razor lies at the heart of his works. He identifies key patterns in theme - ethics and duality - and method - Stoppard's stage debates and his dramatic vehicles - as well as in theatrical devices.

Quoting extensively from all Stoppard's published works, many of his interviews and also unpublished material Nigel Purse arrives at a comprehensive and unique appraisal of Stoppard's plays.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9004318364
• ISBN13: 9789004318366
• Release Date: November 2016
• Publisher: Brill
• Length: 686 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.3" x 9.3"