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Arcadia

By Tom Stoppard
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Arcadia by Tom Stoppard alternates between the 19th and 20th centuries within a grand Derbyshire country house. Characters from each era intertwine their dramas while exploring profound themes such as the nature of truth, the passage of time, contrasting classical and romantic temperaments, and the compelling impact of desire on life's course.
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Ideal for readers who appreciate intellectually stimulating drama and philosophical themes woven into sharp, emotional storytelling.

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This play takes readers back and forth between the 19th and 20th centuries. Set in a large country house in Derbyshire, a cast of characters from each century play out their respective dramas. The text explores topics such as the nature of truth and time.

Tom Stoppard's masterpiece, elegantly rejacketed in Faber Drama's new series design.

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Arcadia takes readers back and forth between the 19th and 20th centuries. Set in a large country house in Derbyshire, a cast of characters from each century play out their respective dramas.

The text explores topics such as the nature of truth and time, the difference between the classical and the romantic temperament, and the disruptive influence of sex on our orbits in life.

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Vincent Canby of The New York Times hailed Arcadia as Stoppard's richest and most ravishing comedy. He praised its wit, intellect, language, and emotion, describing the experience as a dreamlike levitation that soars and dips before landing gently in a blend of sweetness and sorrow.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571169344

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 10 May 1993

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main - Re-issue

Audience: Primary and secondary education

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 8.0mm

Width: 127.0mm

Height: 20.0mm

Weight: 125g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Tom Stoppard was born in 1937 in Czechoslovakia. His first major success, Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead, was produced in London in 1967 at the Old Vic after critical acclaim at the Edinburgh Festival. Subsequent plays include Enter a Free Man, The Real Inspector Hound, Jumpers, Travesties, Night and Day, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (with Andre Previn), After Magritte, Dirty Linen, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Arcadia, Indian Ink and The Invention of Love.

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