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Twelve Angry Men - Couverture souple

Rose, Reginald

 
9781474232326: Twelve Angry Men
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1474232329 ISBN 13 : 9781474232326
Editeur : Methuen Drama, 2016

Synopsis

The Methuen Drama Student Edition of Twelve Angry Men is the first critical edition of Reginald Rose's play, providing the play text alongside commentary and notes geared towards student readers.

In New York, 1954, a man is dead and the life of another is at stake. A 'guilty' verdict seems a foregone conclusion, but one member of the jury has the will to probe more deeply into the evidence and the courage to confront the ignorance and prejudice of some of his fellow jurors. The conflict that follows is fierce and passionate, cutting straight to the heart of the issues of civil liberties and social justice.

Ideal for the student reader, the accompanying pedagogical notes include elements such as an author chronology; plot summary; suggested further reading; explanatory endnotes; and questions for further study. The introduction discusses in detail the play's origins as a 1954 American television play, Rose's re-working of the piece for the stage, and Lumet's 1957 film version, identifying textual variations between these versions and discussing later significant productions.

The commentary also situates the play in relation to the genre of courtroom drama, as a milestone in the development of televised drama, and as an engagement with questions of American individualism and democracy.

Together, this provides students with an edition that situates the play in its contemporary social and dramatic contexts, while encouraging reflection on its wider thematic implications.

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À propos des auteurs

Reginald Rose (1920-2002) was an American writer, best known for his play Twelve Angry Men. He received an Emmy for the teleplay and an Oscar nomination for the film adaptation (1957). Other works include The Porcelain Year, Black Monday, Dear Friends and This Agony, This Triumph.

STEVEN PRICE is Lecturer in English at the University of Wales, Bangor, UK.

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Éditeur
Methuen Drama
Date d'édition
2016
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1474232329
ISBN 13 
9781474232326
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
144
Coordonnées du fabricant
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