Table of Contents

Preface.- The Background and the Work.- Early Stage Plays: Playing Games.- Early Radio Plays.- Early TV plays.- Detective Stories.- 'Thou Shalt Not Kill'.- What Did You Do in the Great War?.- A Knickers Farce and Tribute to America.- Ethics and Politics in Eastern Europe.- African Naturalism.- Language and Czech Censorship.- Writing About Love.- Adaptations.- Later Radio and TV.- Triple Twinning.- Discovering the Past and Predicting the Future.- From Radio to Stage.- Scholarship and Poetry.- Film Scripts.- Theatre Views: Director, Actor and Author.- Academic Criticism and Stoppard.- A Note on Character and Dialogue.- Conclusion.- Bibliography.- Acknowledgements.- Index.

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About the Author

TERRY HODGSON is Senior Lecturer in Literature and Drama at the University of Sussex, working in the Schools of European and English and American Studies and in Continuing Education.

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'I continue to find the Readers' Guides indispensable for teaching - they really give students a sense of criticism having a history' - Professor Rachel Bowlby, University of York 'The series looks really excellent - attractively produced, user friendly; and outstanding value for money' - Ronald Knowles, Reader, University of Reading