Outlines : Benjamin Britten - Softcover

Wilcox, Michael

 
9781899791606: Outlines : Benjamin Britten
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1899791604 ISBN 13: 9781899791606
Publisher: Absolute Press, 1997

Synopsis

Profiles of leading gay and lesbian writers and creative artists.

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About the Author

Michael Wilcox began writing plays in 1974, formerly he was a teacher. His original works include, 'The Boy Who Cried Stop!', 'Grimm Tales', 'The Atom Bomb Project', 'Roar Like Spears', 'Rents', 'The Blacketts of Bright Street', 'Mowgli', 'Pioneers', 'Phantom of the Fells', 'Accounts', 'Lent', '78 Revolutions', 'Massage', 'Tornrak', 'Green Fingers', 'Time Windows', 'Cullercoats Tommy', 'The Reluctant King', 'Rock ‘N Roll and Barbirolli' and 'Mrs Steinberg And The Byker Boy'. He has won a Thames Television Award, a George Devine Award, a Pye TV Award and 2 TRIC Awards.

From the Back Cover

Michael Wilcox's Outline takes a sidelong and challenging glance at Britten's operas from the theatrical point of view of a gay dramatist. Britten's output includes notable settings of poetry by Auden, Rimbaud, Michelangelo and Wilfred Owen - all homosexuals. But it is his magnificent operas which lie at the heart of his work; beneath the recurring theme of innocence corrupted, Wilcox explores their fascinating personal and private gay subtexts ranging from camp innuendo to profound and secret emotions. He also recounts the story of Britten's relationships with his lover Peter Pears, and with his librettists, including W.H. Auden, E.M. Forster, Eric Crozier and Myfanwy Piper.

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Publisher
Absolute Press
Publication date
1997
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1899791604
ISBN 13 
9781899791606
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
96