| Tom and VIV Contributor(s): Hastings, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 1840026804 ISBN-13: 9781840026801 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC OUR PRICE: $14.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: One of the great plays of the eighties, Tom and Viv uncovers life of T.S. Eliot and his wife Vivienne Haigh Wood. For years Vivienne's extraordinary influence was "Stalinized" out of literary history. Throughout their 17-year marriage she suffered a hormonal imbalance, and was eventually certified for a mental asylum. She died stripped of her rights and property, never visited by Eliot. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 822.914 |
| Series: Oberon Modern Plays |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.37" W x 8.39" (0.38 lbs) 124 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A new edition of Tom and Viv, coinciding with the 2006 production at the Almeida Theatre, London. It is Cambridge, 1915, and Tom, and awkward American graduate, meets Viv. Enchanted with each other, the couple are sucked into a whirlwind romance, but as Tom begins to become successful in the field of literature, Viv's volatility becomes a problem rather than a quirk. Their swift marriage turns into an impossible love story. Tom and Viv explores the complex relationship between T.S Eliot and his wife, Vivienne. It premiered at the Royal Court Theatre in 1984, and was made into a major motion picture starring William Defoe and Miranda Richardson in 1994. |