Book contents
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Frontispiece
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Part II Influences
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Chapter 19 Ideology
- Chapter 20 Communism
- Chapter 21 The Cold War
- Chapter 22 Human Rights and Censorship
- Chapter 23 Empire, Colonialism, and Post-Colonialism
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 23 - Empire, Colonialism, and Post-Colonialism
from Part V - Politics
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 June 2021
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Frontispiece
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Part II Influences
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Chapter 19 Ideology
- Chapter 20 Communism
- Chapter 21 The Cold War
- Chapter 22 Human Rights and Censorship
- Chapter 23 Empire, Colonialism, and Post-Colonialism
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Stoppard deals with the effects of colonialism in various plays, especially In the Native State and Indian Ink. These draw on Stoppard’s own childhood experience in India, but can also be linked to the post-colonial cultural resurgence relating to the British empire that culminated in the 1990s. Stoppard’s approach to imperial and colonial relations in the play reflect his ambivalent stance towards the empire.
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- Tom Stoppard in Context , pp. 189 - 196Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021