Tom Stoppard: Faber Critical Guide

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Are you fascinated by Stoppard's plays but want an informed view into their complexities

Are you studying his plays and looking for help with interpretation

Do you teach Stoppard and need a reliable guide to the playsA Faber Critical Guide to Tom Stoppard's major work gives all this and more:

an introduction to the distinctive features of the playwright's work

the significance of the playwright in the context of modern theatre

a detailed analysis of each of the classic plays: language, structure and character

features of performance

select bibliography.

Author Bio

Jim Hunter is the author of three studies of Stoppard including About Stoppard and The Faber Critical Guide to Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead, Jumpers, Travesties and Arcadia, as well as of other critical works and novels. A former teacher and headmaster, he is now an associate lecturer with the Open University.