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
- Chapter 15 Art and Aesthetics
- Chapter 16 Classicism and Romanticism
- Chapter 17 Modernism and the Avant-Garde
- Chapter 18 Music
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 15 - Art and Aesthetics
from Part IV - Aesthetics
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
- Chapter 15 Art and Aesthetics
- Chapter 16 Classicism and Romanticism
- Chapter 17 Modernism and the Avant-Garde
- Chapter 18 Music
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Throughout his career, aesthetic concerns have been a central feature of Stoppard’s work. He downplays the social function of art, rarely writing plays that directly engage with the social-historical moment. Instead, he rigorously pursues aesthetic effect and innovation as he explores various intellectual ideas that interest him. These are expressed not only via artful language and complex dramatic structures but also through staging elements that are as theatrically stimulating as they are entertaining.
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- Tom Stoppard in Context , pp. 123 - 131Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021