Ambivalences
Portrait of Arnold Wesker from A to W
Arnold Wesker author Chiara Montenero author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published:30th Aug '11
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
A unique academic discussion of one of Britain’s most prolific playwrights.
A unique academic discussion of one of Britain's most prolific playwrights. Ambivalences gives insight into the life of playwright Arnold Wesker as he talks Chaira Montenero through his career.Ambivalences: A Portrait of Arnold Wesker from A to W is a document of Arnold Wesker in conversation with the Italian academic Chiara Montenero. In their wide-ranging discussions, Wesker and Montenero address his ideas on art and drama with a particular focus on some of his most enduring characters. Betraying his reputation as theatre’s ‘perennial outsider’, Ambivalences finds Wesker in generous and engaging form, offering a rich and unique insight into the mind of one of the key figures in 20th-century drama.
Ambivalences is fascinating
there is plenty here for students of late 20th century drama and/or those who want to write plays.” The Stage "An unusual portrait
.. By the end, you really feel as if you have sat in on discussions with Arnold Wesker about his career and that is no mean feat
. This short book is highly entertaining and should send readers back to the plays, novel and other work of Arnold Wesker with renewed enthusiasm." British Theatre Guide
“Ambivalences is fascinating… there is plenty here for students of late 20th century drama and/or those who want to write plays.” – The Stage "An unusual portrait….. By the end, you really feel as if you have sat in on discussions with Arnold Wesker about his career and that is no mean feat…. This short book is highly entertaining and should send readers back to the plays, novel and other work of Arnold Wesker with renewed enthusiasm." – British Theatre Guide
ISBN: 9781849431323
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 136g
104 pages