Peter Shaffer Theatre and Drama [Hardcover]

Peter Shaffer: Theatre and Drama is an accessible, informed survey of Peter Shaffer's work to date. Covering much ground, the book brings a fresh and original approach to this playwright's drama, incorporating discussion of every play in his canon. Suitable for readers ranging from 'A' level to undergraduate and postgraduate levels, this book introduces a variety of debates and interpretations to students, incorporating material that has not been published before. An engaging and authoritative contribution to the field.List of Plays and Play Premieres Preface Acknowledgements Introduction 'Of the Theatre Theatrical' Words and their Limits Alienation, Identity, Dysfunction Murdering Divinities The Clash Between Two Kinds of Right The Problem with Women... Myth and Morality: The Gift of the Gorgon Conclusion Bibliography IndexMadeleine MacMurraugh-Kavanagh is Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at Reading University.