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Dennis Potter Between Two Worlds: A Critical Reassessment

By Glen Creeber (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
Year
1998
ISBN
978-0-333-71390-7, 978-0-230-37465-2, 978-0-312-17774-4
DOI
10.1057/9780230374652
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
13 MB (13364403 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
XI, 219\235
Time added
2016-03-14 21:35:01
Twentieth-Century Literature

Description

Dennis Potter is the most well-known, respected and controversial television dramatist Britain has ever produced. Plays and serials such as The Singing Detective and Pennies From Heaven received huge critical acclaim whilst always attracting audiences in their millions. This book will critically analyse both the strengths and the weaknesses of Potter's oeuvre, whilst investigating his status as both an 'author' and a 'celebrity'. Re-examining the drama, it foregrounds its ambiguities and contradictions, whilst clarifying the complex mixture of themes, styles and techniques that produced its distinctive and often provocative appeal.

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