
The Theatre of Joseph Conrad
Reconstructed Fictions
Richard J. Hand(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
XVII, 192 pages
978-1-349-51437-3 (ISBN)
Description
Although the dramatic dimension to Joseph Conrad's fiction is frequently acknowledged, his own experiments in drama have traditionally been marginalized. However, in all of Conrad's plays we see a distinct effort to investigate seriously the dramatic form and some of his plays are startlingly ahead of their time. Furthermore, all of the plays are adaptations and comprise One Day More , based on Tomorrow , Laughing Anne , based on Because of the Dollars, Victory: A Drama and The Secret Agent . The creation of these reveals much about the history, theory and practice of this fascinating cultural process.
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Edition
1st ed. 2005
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
XVII, 192 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
276 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-349-51437-3 (9781349514373)
DOI
10.1057/9780230510531
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Person
RICHARD J. HAND is Reader in Theatre and Media Drama at the University of Glamorgan, Wales, UK. His principal research interest is the theory and pratice of adaptation across a variety of media and genre with a special interest in the dramatization of Joseph Conrad's fiction.
Content
List of Illustrations Acknowledgements A Note on Texts Introduction: Why Conrad's Plays 'A Jolly Cold World': An Introduction to the Theatre of Joseph Conrad 'A Tragedy in Modern Life': One Day More 'A Grim and Weird Play': Basil Macdonald Hastings's Victory 'A Play of Unbearable Horror': Laughing Anne 'A Most Disturbing Play': The Secret Agent Conclusion: 'A Terribly Searching Thing' Bibliography Index