David Rudkin: Sacred Disobedience - An Expository Study of His Drama, 1959-1994: Sacred Disobedience - An Expository Study of His Drama, 1959-1994

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* Product Description: Authoritative in its reference to all Rudkin's work for theatre, cinema, radio and television, this profound critical study aims to prompt a reappraisal of his work in current dramatic, theoretical, and sexual contexts. * From the Back Cover: Dr. Rabey's profound critical study of David Rudkin's drama constitutes an in-depth evaluation of this unique dramatist, re-assessed in the light of his bi-sexuality and Anglo-Irish origins. Authoritative in its reference to all his work for theatre, cinema, radio and television, it aims to prompt a reappraisal of his work in current dramatic, theoretical, and sexual contexts. This key study includes insights from noted performers of Rudkin's work, including Ian Hogg, Peter McEnery, Ian McDiarmid, Gerard Murphy, and Charlotte Cornwell. It is a fully authorized study with exclusive reference to archival material which includes some frank and urgent interview contributions from the dramatist himself, who is usually deemed reclusive. It is enhanced by Dr. Rabey's own experience of Wales, Ireland, and the English Black Country for his exposition of Rudkin's mythic sense of Celtic and Mercian history.
Original languageEnglish
PublisherTaylor & Francis
Number of pages228
ISBN (Print)978-9057021275, 9057021277
Publication statusPublished - 29 Jan 1998

Publication series

NameContemporary Theatre Studies
No.Book 24

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