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Sarah Kane - Blasted (Methuen Drama Student Editions) - 9781408103852 - V9781408103852
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Blasted (Methuen Drama Student Editions)

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Description for Blasted (Methuen Drama Student Editions) Paperback. A student edition of Sarah Kane's seminal play with its uncompromising depiction of rape, torture and violence in a society at war with itself. The Introduction includes a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters and language. Editor(s): Urban, Ken. Series: Student Editions. Num Pages: 128 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; DD; DSBH; DSG. Category: (UF) Further/Higher Education; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 189 x 141 x 9. Weight in Grams: 130.
This Student Edition of Sarah Kane's seminal play Blasted features expert and helpful annotation and is an accessible guide for anyone studying or performing the play. This includes a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters, language and structure of the play, as well a list of suggested reading, questions for further study and a review of performance history. In 1995 Sarah Kane's first full-length play Blasted sent shockwaves throughout the theatrical world. Making front-page headlines, the play outraged critics with its depiction of rape, torture and ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Bloomsbury Methuen Drama
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Series
Student Editions
Condition
New
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781408103852
SKU
V9781408103852
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50

About Sarah Kane
Sarah Kane was born in 1971. Her work includes the plays Blasted, Phaedra's Love, Cleansed, 4.48 Psychosis and the short film Skin. Sarah Kane died in 1999, aged 28, and is now recognised as one of the most influential voices in modern European theatre. Ken Urban is a playwright and director, and currently teaches theatre and playwrighting at Harvard University. ... Read more

Reviews for Blasted (Methuen Drama Student Editions)
'Sarah Kane's first play was hugely controversial when staged at the Royal Court in 1995 and, if the intervening years have diminished its shock value a little, it remains a deeply divisive piece about the reality of violence, a sensory onslaught will prompt walkouts but also inspire epiphanies.'
Henry Hitchings, Evening Standard (London), 29.10.10
'Blasted is undoubtedly a ... Read more

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