{"product_id":"coward-the-playwright-paperback","title":"Coward the Playwright - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJohn Lahr\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn five dexterously argued chapters, John Lahr investigates all the major plays and many of Noël Coward's lesser-known pieces. \u003ci\u003eHay Fever, Private Lives, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eDesign for Living, \u003c\/i\u003efor instance, make a fascinating group of \"Comedies of Bad Manners.\" \u003ci\u003eBlithe Spirit \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eRelative Values \u003c\/i\u003eraise the \"Ghost in the Fun Machine.\" And Lahr explores the \"politics of charm\" oozing through \u003ci\u003eThe Vortex, Easy Virtue, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003ePresent Laughter. \u003c\/i\u003eFurther chapters consider the patriotic plays like \u003ci\u003eCavalcade \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThis Happy Breed \u003c\/i\u003eand examples of Coward's later work, such as \u003ci\u003eWaiting in the Wings \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eA Song at Twilight.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn all Coward's stage work, Lahr detects a coherent philosophy in which charm is both the subject of Coward's comedies and the trap that makes his very public life a perpetual performance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePraised by the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review \u003c\/i\u003eas \"probably the most intelligent and insightful writer on the theater today,\" \u003cb\u003eJohn Lahr \u003c\/b\u003ehas twice won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism, most recently for his work at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, \u003c\/i\u003ewhere he has written about theater and popular culture since 1992. Mr. Lahr has written sixteen books, among them the novels \u003ci\u003eThe Autograph Hound \u003c\/i\u003e(1973) and \u003ci\u003eHot to Trot \u003c\/i\u003e(1974); \u003ci\u003eLight Fantastic: Adventures in Theater \u003c\/i\u003e(1996); \u003ci\u003eThe Orton Diaries \u003c\/i\u003e(editor, 1996); \u003ci\u003eNotes on a Cowardly Lion: The Biography of Bert Lahr \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 2000); \u003ci\u003eDame Edna Everage and the Rise of Western Civilisation \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 2000); and \u003ci\u003ePrick Up Your Ears: The Biography of Joe Orton \u003c\/i\u003e(California, 2000).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 192\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.49 x 7.24 x 4.52 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47336882143481,"sku":"9780520234147","price":62.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/vWdukvCfX09780520234147.webp?v=1769671482","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/coward-the-playwright-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}