Priestley, J.B.
World Encyclopedia | Date: 2005
Priestley, J.B. ( John Boynton) (1894–1984) English writer and literary critic. His literary criticism includes
The English Novel (1927) and
Literature and Western Man (1960). His novels include
The Good Companions (1929),
Angel Pavement (1930), and
Bright Day (1946). Among his plays are
Time and the Conways (1937) and
An Inspector Calls (1945), both of which explore his notions of time.
© World Encyclopedia 2005, originally published by Oxford University Press 2005.
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The Guillotine: Twentieth-Century Classics That Won't Last No 6: J B Priestley
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; ... may seem perverse to deny posterity to J B Priestley when, as I write, Stephen Daldry's much-laud ... production that has won awards. By re-setting Priestley's creaky old warhorse in a gaudily stylised ... repertoire. Can one blame him, though? If Priestley has to be staged at all, this is ...
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Down Your Way: Alveston's long and winding road; Ross Reyburn visits the village of Alveston that was once the home of the writer J B Priestley.(News)
The Birmingham Post (England); 7/24/1999; Reyburn, Ross; 787 words
; ... Dr Michael Coigley recalls the late J B Priestley (1894-1984) In a different light as ... He recalls a telephone call saying Priestley had fallen over at a dinner party at ... Coigley has an electro-cardiogram of Priestley's heartbeat signed by the writer. And ...
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THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO THE COTSWOLDS; J B Priestley described the region that covers Oxfordshire, Herefordshire, Worcestershire and Gloucestershire as "the most English of all our countrysides". Rhiannon Batten explores the many charms of the Cotswolds' rolling hills and honey-coloured stone.(Features)
The Independent (London, England); 5/15/2004; Batten, Rhiannon; 787 words
; ... and Oxfordshire, has been designated an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. However, things have moved on since 1933 when J B Priestley described the Cotswolds as the most English and the least spoiled of all our countrysides . The scenery may still be more ...
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Theatre: The second coming of Priestley; Johnson Over Jordan had a disastrous first run on its opening in 1939. Now says Paul Taylor, this grandly ambitious play about life after death spearheads a much needed re-appraisal of J B Priestley's work.(Features)
The Independent (London, England); 9/12/2001; Taylor, Paul; 787 words
; JB Priestley described his 1939 play Johnson Over ... venues, with much re-writing en route. As Priestley later summed it up: The fate of the play ... centrepiece of a major and much-needed Priestley retrospective. It's true that his stock ...
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J.B. Priestly.
The Economist (US); 11/5/1988; 335 words
; A STUPENDOUS facility for words was J.B. Priestley's curse. Throughout his long, intensely ... treats that relationship-and, indeed, Priestley's relationships with other women and ... adept a use of Jungian psychology as Priestley himself did, sees a warm, compassionate ...
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