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Look Back in Anger by John Osborne
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1. Look Back in Anger: Introduction
2. Look Back in Anger: Summary
♦ Act I Summary
♦ Act II Summary
♦ Act III Summary
3. Look Back in Anger: John Osborne Biography
4. Look Back in Anger: Characters
5. Look Back in Anger: Themes
6. Look Back in Anger: Style
7. Look Back in Anger: Historical Context
8. Look Back in Anger: Critical Overview
9. Look Back in Anger: Essays and Criticism
♦ Importance of This Play When First Produced and Why It 's Still Dynamic Today
♦ Review of Look Back in Anger (1957) in On Stage Selected Reviews From the New York
Times, 1920-1970
♦ Review of Look Back in Anger
10. Look Back in Anger: Compare and Contrast
11. Look Back in Anger: Topics for Further Study
12. Look Back in Anger: Media Adaptations
13. Look Back in Anger: What Do I Read Next?
14. Look Back in Anger: Bibliography and Further Reading
Look Back in Anger: Introduction
On May 8,1956, Look Back in Anger opened at the Royal Court Theatre as the third production of the newly formed English Stage Company. The English Stage Company had been founded in 1955 to promote the production of new plays by contemporary authors that might not find production in the commercial West End theatre (London 's equivalent of Broadway in New York City). West End theatre provided quality acting and high standards of production, but very little drama that related to life in contemporary England. Most plays of the time were generally innocuous light comedies, thrillers, and foreign imports—fourteen American shows in
1955 alone. Osborne had submitted copies of Look Back in Anger to every agent in London and to many West
End producers and had been
Copyright Notice
©1998-2002; ©2002 by Gale Cengage. Gale is a division of Cengage Learning. Gale and Gale Cengage are trademarks used herein under license.
For complete copyright information on these eNotes please visit: http://www.enotes.com/look-back/copyright eNotes: Table of Contents
1. Look Back in Anger: Introduction
2. Look Back in Anger: Summary
♦ Act I Summary
♦ Act II Summary
♦ Act III Summary
3. Look Back in Anger: John Osborne Biography
4. Look Back in Anger: Characters
5. Look Back in Anger: Themes
6. Look Back in Anger: Style
7. Look Back in Anger: Historical Context
8. Look Back in Anger: Critical Overview
9. Look Back in Anger: Essays and Criticism
♦ Importance of This Play When First Produced and Why It 's Still Dynamic Today
♦ Review of Look Back in Anger (1957) in On Stage Selected Reviews From the New York
Times, 1920-1970
♦ Review of Look Back in Anger
10. Look Back in Anger: Compare and Contrast
11. Look Back in Anger: Topics for Further Study
12. Look Back in Anger: Media Adaptations
13. Look Back in Anger: What Do I Read Next?
14. Look Back in Anger: Bibliography and Further Reading
Look Back in Anger: Introduction
On May 8,1956, Look Back in Anger opened at the Royal Court Theatre as the third production of the newly formed English Stage Company. The English Stage Company had been founded in 1955 to promote the production of new plays by contemporary authors that might not find production in the commercial West End theatre (London 's equivalent of Broadway in New York City). West End theatre provided quality acting and high standards of production, but very little drama that related to life in contemporary England. Most plays of the time were generally innocuous light comedies, thrillers, and foreign imports—fourteen American shows in
1955 alone. Osborne had submitted copies of Look Back in Anger to every agent in London and to many West
End producers and had been
Bibliography: and Further Reading 17