Synopses & Reviews
Joseph Conrad and the Theatre discusses the content, contexts and theoretical implications of the plays written by Conrad or with his close involvement. All the plays under scrutiny are adaptations of Conrad's fiction and comprise
One Day More, based on
Tomorrow,
Laughing Anne, based on
Because of the Dollars, Victory: A Drama and
The Secret Agent. Synopsis
Joseph Conrad and the Theatre discusses the content, contexts and theoretical implications of the plays written by Conrad or with his close involvement. All the plays under scrutiny are adaptations of Conrad's fiction and comprise One Day More, based on Tomorrow, Laughing Anne, based on Because of the Dollars, Victory: A Drama and The Secret Agent.
About the Author
Richard J. Hand is Principal Lecturer in Drama, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd.
Table of Contents
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