Dramatic Strategies in the Plays of Edard Bond [Paperback]

In this book, Jenny Spencer presents an in-depth examination of Bond's work.Edward Bond is considered one of Britain's most important and innovative playwrights today. In this book, Jenny Spencer presents an in-depth examination of Bond's work and sheds light on the state of contemporary British drama.Edward Bond is considered one of Britain's most important and innovative playwrights today. In this book, Jenny Spencer presents an in-depth examination of Bond's work and sheds light on the state of contemporary British drama.Edward Bond is considered one of Britain's most important and innovative playwrights today. In this book, Jenny Spencer presents an in-depth examination of Bond's work and sheds new light on the state of contemporary British drama. Rather than a chronological discussion, Spencer evaluates the plays through the dramatic strategies and techniques that are key elements in Bond's theater. In a fascinating analysis of the plays as well as previously unpublished material, and in discussion with the playwright himself, Spencer provides new insights into Edward Bond and his style of theater.List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Violence and voyeurism; 3. Rereading history; 4. Rewriting classics; 5. Political parables; 6. Social pleasures; 7. Reading the present; 8. Remembering the future; Notes; Index. ...the most successful thematic and stylistic 'close reading' of Bond's major plays, from The Pope's Wedding through The War Plays....Dramatic Strategies in the Plays of Edward Bond is required reading for anyone interested in Bond's plays.... W. B. Worthen, Contemporary Literature