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Look Back in Anger (Longman Study Edition) by John Osborne, G.J.V. Prasad
5.0
The Longman Study Edition of Look Back in Anger by John Osborne is an annotated edition that includes a detailed Introduction by Professor G.J.V. Prasad. He delves into the historical context of the play, with his Introduction being divided into the following sections: The Birth of a Wave, The Class of Discontentment, Marriage, Homosexuality, Attitudes to Women, Loss of Empire/Post Colony Angst, The Demands of Form, Language, Anger in India, which culminates with details about this particular edition.
The professor has also generously supplemented the text with notes and references and annotations which provide more context to the play.
It also includes three critical essays:
1. Look of Hatred: Misogyny in Look Back in Anger by Nabanita Mukhopadhyay
This essay highlights how a close reading of the play reveals the character of Jimmy Porter to be that of a sexist and a misogynist.
2. Of Anger and Disempowerment: Jimmy Porter(ing) Between Two Worlds by Saugata Mukherjee
This essay is about the class differences depicted in the play as much as it is about looking back and looking ahead.
3. The Symbols of Anger by Piyas Chakrabarti
Like the title says, this essay talks about the images used to express the anger toward the ineffectual system as well as the escapism used in the text to leave behind the real world.
The professor has also generously supplemented the text with notes and references and annotations which provide more context to the play.
It also includes three critical essays:
1. Look of Hatred: Misogyny in Look Back in Anger by Nabanita Mukhopadhyay
This essay highlights how a close reading of the play reveals the character of Jimmy Porter to be that of a sexist and a misogynist.
2. Of Anger and Disempowerment: Jimmy Porter(ing) Between Two Worlds by Saugata Mukherjee
This essay is about the class differences depicted in the play as much as it is about looking back and looking ahead.
3. The Symbols of Anger by Piyas Chakrabarti
Like the title says, this essay talks about the images used to express the anger toward the ineffectual system as well as the escapism used in the text to leave behind the real world.