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Alan Bennett is perhaps best known in the UK for the BBC production of his Talking Heads TV plays, while the rest of the world may recognize him for the film adaptation of his play, The Madness of King George. O'Mealy points out that Bennett is a social critic strongly influenced by Beckett and Swift, interested in depicting and analyzing the role playing of everyday life, a'la sociologist Ervin Goffman.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- Table of Contents
- Abbreviations
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction: Who is Alan Bennett?
- 1. Early Stage Works: From Beyond the Fringe to Habeas Corpus
- 2. Early Television Plays: 1972-1979
- 3. Deeper North: Enjoy, Objects of Affection, and a Private Function
- 4. Spies and Writers: Burgess, Blunt, Kafka, and Proust
- 5. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life: Talking Heads
- 6. Millennium Approaches: Talking Heads 2
- 7. Adapting to Stage and Screen: Joe Orton, Mr. Toad, and George III
- 8. Conclusion: In the Van(guard)
- Chronology
- Selected Bibliography
- Index