The History Boys - Brossura

Bennett, Alan

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0571224644 ISBN 13: 9780571224647

Casa editrice: Farrar Straus & Giroux, 2004

Riassunto

"A play of depth as well as dazzle, intensely moving as well as thought-provoking and funny." —The Daily Telegraph

An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form (or senior) boys in a British boys' school are, as such boys will be, in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at a good university, generally in that order. In all their efforts, they are helped and hindered, enlightened and bemused, by a maverick English teacher who seeks to broaden their horizons in sometimes undefined ways, and a young history teacher who questions the methods, as well as the aim, of their schooling. In The History Boys, Alan Bennett evokes the special period and place that the sixth form represents in an English boy's life. In doing so, he raises—with gentle wit and pitch-perfect command of character—not only universal questions about the nature of history and how it is taught but also questions about the purpose of education today.

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Descrizione del libro:

The History Boys by Alan Bennett is a hilarious drama that follows an unruly bunch of bright, funny boys in pursuit of sex, sport and a place at university.

L'autore:

Alan Bennett is a renowned playwright and essayist whose screenplay for The Madness of King George was nominated for an Academy Award. He lives in London, England.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Farrar Straus & Giroux
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0571224644
• ISBN 13: 9780571224647
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 109