The dramatic comedy of William Somerset Maugham
dramatic comedy of William Somerset Maugham
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Erschienen am 24. Juli 2015
190 Seiten
978-3-11-139143-4 (ISBN)
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Acknowledgment
- I. W. Somerset Maugham: an Enigma and a Plan
- II. Introduction to Maugham's Comic Attitude
- III. Structure and Idea as Determinants of Maugham's Dramatic Comedy
- IV. Maugham's Image of Society as Reflected in the Marriage Contract
- V. The Illusion and Reality of a Classless Society and of a Class Conscious Society
- VI. The Conflict of Austerity and Opulence and a Revised View of Privilege and Responsibility
- VII. Cynic and Reporter: Contradiction of Theory and Practice
- VIII. The Human Image in Maugham's Dramatic Comedy
- Appendices:
- A. Plot Outlines of the Subject Comedies
- B. First Publication of Maugham's Original Plays
- C. Production Record of the Eleven Comedies
- D. Chapter Heading Quotations
- Bibliography
