Film, Drama and the Break Up of Britain.

By: Blandford, steveMaterial type: TextTextPublisher: Bristol : Intellect Books Ltd, 2007Copyright date: ©2007Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (202 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781841509792Subject(s): Motion pictures -- Great Britain -- History and criticism | Motion pictures -- Political aspects -- Great Britain | Nationalism in literature | Nationalism in motion pictures | Theater -- Great Britain -- History and criticism | Theater -- Political aspects -- Great BritainGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Film, Drama and the Break Up of BritainDDC classification: 790.20941 LOC classification: PN1993.5.G7 -- B52 2007ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Front Cover -- Preliminaries -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Last Orders in Wonderland: England and Cinema -- Chapter 3 Beyond 'Priests, Pigs and Poverty': Ireland and Cinema -- Chapter 4 'We Can't Even Pick a Decent Country to be Colonised By': Scotland and Cinema -- Chapter 5 'A Beautiful Mistake': Wales and Cinema -- Chapter 6 'An Evaporation of Certainty': England and Theatre -- Chapter 7 'Protestants Don't Write Plays, You See': Ireland and Theatre -- Chapter 8 No More 'Cultural Cringe': Scotland and Theatre -- Chapter 9 Behind 'the Façade of Cool Cymru': Wales and Theatre -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.
Summary: When the sun set on the British Empire, the resultant fragmentation of British identity emerged most tellingly in artistic works: cinematic works such as Howards End depicted a richly historical land steeped in tradition and tragedy, while the more modern Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels revealed a brutal yet sharply humorous portrayal of contemporary English life. That relationship between nationalism, national identity, and postcolonialism remains central to many British dramatists' works, and in Film, Drama and the Breakup of Britain, Steve Blandford explores how the "breakup" of Britain has influenced contemporary British drama. Breaking down the scholarly barriers between theater and film studies, Blandford examines British directors' interpretations of their nation's postcolonial age, tracing the various ways that auteurs have created dramatic narratives that explore the idea of being "British" and all its inherent complexity. From community-based theaters in Scotland and Wales to the blockbuster The Full Monty, Blandford probes the cultural impact of Britain's struggle to form a new identity, making his book an essential read for all those interested in postcolonial studies and the history of British film.
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Front Cover -- Preliminaries -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Chapter 1 Introduction -- Chapter 2 Last Orders in Wonderland: England and Cinema -- Chapter 3 Beyond 'Priests, Pigs and Poverty': Ireland and Cinema -- Chapter 4 'We Can't Even Pick a Decent Country to be Colonised By': Scotland and Cinema -- Chapter 5 'A Beautiful Mistake': Wales and Cinema -- Chapter 6 'An Evaporation of Certainty': England and Theatre -- Chapter 7 'Protestants Don't Write Plays, You See': Ireland and Theatre -- Chapter 8 No More 'Cultural Cringe': Scotland and Theatre -- Chapter 9 Behind 'the Façade of Cool Cymru': Wales and Theatre -- Bibliography -- Index -- Back Cover.

When the sun set on the British Empire, the resultant fragmentation of British identity emerged most tellingly in artistic works: cinematic works such as Howards End depicted a richly historical land steeped in tradition and tragedy, while the more modern Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels revealed a brutal yet sharply humorous portrayal of contemporary English life. That relationship between nationalism, national identity, and postcolonialism remains central to many British dramatists' works, and in Film, Drama and the Breakup of Britain, Steve Blandford explores how the "breakup" of Britain has influenced contemporary British drama. Breaking down the scholarly barriers between theater and film studies, Blandford examines British directors' interpretations of their nation's postcolonial age, tracing the various ways that auteurs have created dramatic narratives that explore the idea of being "British" and all its inherent complexity. From community-based theaters in Scotland and Wales to the blockbuster The Full Monty, Blandford probes the cultural impact of Britain's struggle to form a new identity, making his book an essential read for all those interested in postcolonial studies and the history of British film.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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