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
- Chapter 5 William Shakespeare
- Chapter 6 Russian Literature and Culture
- Chapter 7 Oscar Wilde
- Chapter 8 Samuel Beckett
- Chapter 9 Václav Havel
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 9 - Václav Havel
from Part II - Influences
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
- Chapter 5 William Shakespeare
- Chapter 6 Russian Literature and Culture
- Chapter 7 Oscar Wilde
- Chapter 8 Samuel Beckett
- Chapter 9 Václav Havel
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Though they met only late in life, the two great Czech-born playwrights Havel in Stoppard shared a close kinship in many areas, including both artistic interests and political commitments, though Stoppard is generally regarded as much less political than Havel, who became president of Czechoslovakia.
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- Tom Stoppard in Context , pp. 71 - 78Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021