John Arden

By: Leeming, Glenda

John Arden (1930-2012) was a playwright who, although in no limiting sense a regional writer, recognizably belongs to that northern culture which has its roots in the Industrial Revolution and the coalfields. In this 1974 study, Glenda Leeming sketches Arden's roving and sturdily independent career to date and notes the contribution of his wife Margaretta D'Arcy as collaborator and director. Her essay examines the full range of Arden's plays, including...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582012406
• ISBN13: 9780582012400
• Release Date: January 1975
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 34 Pages