Arnold Wesker (1932-2016)

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dc.contributor.authorEtienne, Anneen
dc.contributor.editorKennedy , Nicoleen
dc.contributor.editorLyle, Ginaen
dc.contributor.editorMacPhee , Grahamen
dc.contributor.editorMyler, Kerryen
dc.contributor.editorRamone, Jennien
dc.date.accessioned2025-03-03T10:42:53Z
dc.date.available2025-03-03T10:42:53Z
dc.date.issued2004-12-07en
dc.description.abstractOne of the foremost playwrights of his generation, Arnold Wesker is considered something of an outsider in England, an assertion made by critics Ronald Bryden in 1966 and Michael Billington in 2000. Wesker is never where the audience, or the Establishment, expects him to be. He is not an agent provocateur, but a writer for whom words should be bridges, meant to prompt action. Acclaimed for his first five plays, his trademark experimentation with style has created some resistance from critics and public alike. He has written 44 plays to date, as well as short stories, film and television scripts, poetry and the essays collected in Fears of Fragmentation, which describe his vision of Centre 42, Distinctions and Wesker on Theatre. He is currently finishing his first novel. However, only two of his plays (Caritas, 1980, and Love Letters on Blue Paper, 1976) have been produced at the National Theatre. In addition, his chance at a Broadway opening foundered with the death of Zero Mostel, the star actor in Shylock (1976), his version of The Merchant of Venice.en
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dc.identifier.citationEtienne, A. (2004) 'Arnold Wesker (1932-2016)', The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 December 2004; last revised 17 January 2022. Available at: https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4663 (Accessed 03 March 2025)en
dc.identifier.issn1747-678Xen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10468/17140
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherThe Literary Dictionary Company Limiteden
dc.relation.urihttps://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=4663en
dc.rights© 2004, The Literary Dictionary Company Limited.en
dc.subjectArnold Wesker (1932-2016)en
dc.subjectPlaywrighten
dc.titleArnold Wesker (1932-2016)en
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