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Bond, (Thomas) Edward
Bond, (Thomas) Edward (1934– ), playwright. His plays include The Pope's Wedding (performed 1962); his grim portrait of urban violence, Saved (1965); Early Morning (1969); Lear (1971, pub. 1972), a version of Shakespeare which stresses the play's physical cruelty; The Sea (1973), a black country-house comedy; The Fool (1975, published 1976), based on the life of Clare; Restoration (1981), a Brechtian revolutionary historical drama with songs; and Summer (1982), set in a post-war Eastern European state. Bond's belief that violence occurs in ‘situations of injustice’ and that it therefore flourishes under capitalism, continues to arouse extreme responses from critics and audiences. The War Plays (1985) portrays life after a nuclear holocaust.
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Bond, (Thomas) Edward." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Bond, (Thomas) Edward." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BondThomasEdward.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Bond, (Thomas) Edward." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-BondThomasEdward.html |
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Bond, Edward
Bond, Edward (1935– ) English playwright. Bond's early works, such as Saved (1965), were controversial in their use of violent imagery to express the cruelty of modern society. Early Morning (1968) was the last play to be banned in the UK by the Lord Chamberlain. Other major plays include Lear (1971) and War Plays (1985). He has also written several film scripts, including Blow Up (1966).
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"Bond, Edward." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bond, Edward." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-BondEdward.html "Bond, Edward." World Encyclopedia. 2005. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O142-BondEdward.html |
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