The theatre and films of Jez Butterworth /

Rabey, David Ian, 1958-

The theatre and films of Jez Butterworth / David Ian Rabey. - viii, 225 pages ; 22 cm. - Critical companions . - Critical companions. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Jez Butterworth is the most critically acclaimed and commercially successful new British dramatist of the 21st century: his acclaimed play 'Jerusalem' has had extended runs in the West End and on Broadway. This book is the first to examine Butterworth's writings for stage and film and to identify how and why his work appeals so widely and profoundly. It examines the way that he weaves suspenseful stories of eccentric outsiders, whose adventures echo widespread contemporary social anxieties, and involve surprising expressions of both violence and generosity. This book reveals how Butterworth unearths the strange forms of wildness and defiance lurking in the depths and at the edges of England.

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