Book contents
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Frontispiece
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Chapter 1 Name, Family, and Identity
- Chapter 2 Czechoslovakia
- Chapter 3 Singapore and India
- Chapter 4 England
- Part II Influences
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Chapter 3 - Singapore and India
from Part I - Origins
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 June 2021
Book contents
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Frontispiece
- Tom Stoppard in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Notes on Contributors
- Chronology
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Origins
- Chapter 1 Name, Family, and Identity
- Chapter 2 Czechoslovakia
- Chapter 3 Singapore and India
- Chapter 4 England
- Part II Influences
- Part III Ideas
- Part IV Aesthetics
- Part V Politics
- Part VI Page, Stage, and Screen
- Further Reading
- Index
Summary
Stoppard spent only two years of his childhood in Singapore, so it has left little evident trace on his work, though his early displacements must have had an impact; whereas India appears more substantially, raising questions about Stoppard’s relationship to British imperialism.
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- Tom Stoppard in Context , pp. 18 - 25Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2021