| Wesker Plays: One: The Wesker Trilogy: Chicken Soup with Barley/Roots/I'm Talking about Jerusalem Contributor(s): Wesker, Arnold (Author) |
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ISBN: 0413758303 ISBN-13: 9780413758309 Publisher: Methuen Drama OUR PRICE: $28.45 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2009 Annotation: "Wesker's reputation has survived the vicissitudes of fashion ... (the plays') widespread and lasting popularity indicates a universality of theme and a strong sense of theatre ... what we continue to value in him most is the sheer vitality of his art. He is a natural writer."-Margaret Drabble Chicken Soup with Barley, Roots, and I'm Talking About Jerusalem: "The passion of Mr. Wesker's theme is matched by the living fire in his writing ... its quality is undiminished by the passing years."-Bernard Levin "The theme is a vast one and Mr. Wesker is splendidly equipped to handle it. Like many Jewish writers, he thinks internationally, yet feels domestically; and it is this combination of attributes that enables him to bring gigantic events and ordinary people into the same sharp focus."-Kenneth Tynan, Observer "A trilogy which will act as a monument to its era."-Daily Mail |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| Series: Contemporary Dramatists |
| Physical Information: 0.61" H x 5" W x 8" (0.66 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This first volume of Wesker's Collected Plays contains the Wesker Trilogy - 'A trilogy which will act as a monument to its era' Daily Mail This trilogy of plays was premièred at the Royal Court Theatre in the 60s and concern Wesker's own background, growing up in a Jewish family in the 30s in the East End of London. 'The action of the trilogy takes place between the middle thirties and the late fifties and has as its background three wars - the Spanish Civil, the Second World, and the Cold. Its purpose is to show the ways in which these huge disturbances impinge on a Jewish working-class household, altering their habits of work and thought, and thus determining the course of their lives. The theme is a vast one and Mr Wesker is splendidly equipped to handle it. Like many Jewish writers, he thinks internationally, yet feels domestically; and it is this combination of attributes that enables him to bring gigantic events and ordinary people into the same sharp focus' (Kenneth Tynan, Observer) 'A trilogy which will act as a monument to its era' (Daily Mail)The passion of Mr Wesker's theme is matched by the living fire in his writing ... its quality is undiminished by the passing years Bernard Levin The theme is a vast one and Mr Wesker is splendidly equipped to handle it. Like many Jewish writers, he thinks internationally, yet feels domestically; and it is this combination of attributes that enables him to bring gigantic events and ordinary people into the same sharp focus Kenneth Tynan, Observer |
Contributor Bio(s): Wesker, Arnold: - Arnold Wesker, (b. 1932), is one of Britain's seminal post-war playwrights. His varied writings include essays, short stories, poetry, journalism and 49 plays, which have been translated into 18 languages. His plays include The Kitchen (1957), Roots (1958), Chips with Everything (1962), Shylock (1976), and Honey (2005). He holds honorary doctorates from the University of East Anglia, Queen Mary and Westfield College, London, and Denison University in Ohio and was knighted in the 2006 New Year's Honours list. |