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Shakespeare in Love
Lee Hall
The Invention Of Love
by Tom Stoppard
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the intellectual depth and witty dialogue present in this play. Many find it complex and layered, often requiring multiple readings to fully grasp its richness and erudition. However, some feel that it may be overly dense and inaccessible without a background in classics or the works of A.E. Housman.
Intellectual and thought-provokingWitty and engaging dialogueRich in literary referencesDense and potentially confusingRequires background knowledge of classics
Synopsis
Tom Stoppard's new play is centered around A.E.Housman, poet and Classics scholar, whose most famous poem was A Shropshire Lad.
This new play premiered at the Royal National Theatre in 1997, directed by Richard Eyre.
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PublisherFaber & Faber
Year1997
BindingPaperback
EditionMain
Pages112
PlaceLondon
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780571192717
ISBN-100571192718
LCCN99215463
LCCPR6069.T6 I66 1998b
DCC822/.914
The Invention Of Love is a British play written by Tom Stoppard and published by Faber & Faber in London (1997).
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