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Tom Stoppard's work as a playwright and screenwriter has always been notable for mixing ideas with entertainment. From the early success of Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead to masterpieces like Arcadia, from radio plays about modern art to the Oscar-winning screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, Stoppard has challenged and delighted audiences with the intellectual and cultural richness of his writing. Tom Stoppard in Context provides multiple perspectives on both the life and works of one of the most important modern playwrights. This collection covers biographical and historical topics, as well as the broad array of intellectual, aesthetic, and political concerns with which Stoppard has engaged. More than thirty essays on subjects ranging from science to screenwriting help illuminate Stoppard's rich body of work.

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Part I. Origins: 1. Name, Family, and Identity William Baker; 2. Czechoslovakia Tomá Käer; 3. Singapore and India Daniel Jernigan; 4. England Claire Cochrane; Part II. Influences: 5. William Shakespeare James N. Loehlin; 6. Russian Literature and Culture Ira Nadel; 7. Oscar Wilde Benedict Alexander Feldman; 8. Samuel Beckett Kersti Powell; 9. Václav Havel Michael antovský; Part III. Ideas: 10. Philosophy David Kornhaber; 11. Science William Demastes; 12. Mathematics Liliane Campos; 13. History and Biography Martin Middeke; 14. Love and Sexuality Roberta Barker; Part IV. Aesthetics: 15. Art and Aesthetics John Fleming; 16. Classicism and Romanticism Mike Vanden Heuvel; 17. Modernism and the Avant-Garde Jonathan Goldman; 18. Music Irene Morra; Part V. Politics: 19. Ideology John Bull; 20. Communism Ramona Mosse; 21. The Cold War John Elsom; 22. Human Rights and Censorship Mark Hurst; 23. Empire, Colonialism, and Post-Colonialism Nandi Bhatia; Part VI. Page, Stage, and Screen: 24. Postwar British Theatre Dan Rebellato; 25. Acting in Stoppard Samuel West; 26. Adaptations R. Darren Gobert; 27. Journalism and Criticism Mark Lawson; 28. Prose Writings Neil Sammells; 29. Radio and Television Jamie Jesson; 30. Screenwriting Brice Ezell and Rachel Joseph; 31. Stoppard's Archives Eric Colleary.