Kenneth Tynan
Subtitle: a life
By: Dominic Shellard.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 399
Subjects: Tynan, Kenneth, 1927-; Authors, English -- 20th century -- Biography; Theater critics -- Great Britain -- Biography; Theatrical producers and directors -- Great Britain -- Biography; Dramatic criticism -- Great Britain -- History -- 20th century
Genres: Biography.
Description: An appraisal of the life and work of writer, critic and agent provocateur, Kenneth Tynan (1927-1980). Based on Tynan's own archive, it explores his contributions to British theatre, set against the context of the fifties, sixties and seventies and his own turbulent life.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [374]-377) and index.
Table of contents: title: A gift for performance; title: The necessary side; title: 1954-6, Loamshire; title: 1956-8, writing for posterity; title: Dissent; title: 'We know what they are against ... but what are they for?'; title: Upsetting the establishment; title: Private demons, centre stage.