{"product_id":"blasted-paperback","title":"Blasted - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSarah Kane\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKen Urban\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Student Edition of Sarah Kane's seminal play \u003ci\u003eBlasted\u003c\/i\u003e features expert and helpful annotation and is an accessible guide for anyone studying or performing the play. This includes a scene-by-scene summary, a detailed commentary on the dramatic, social and political context, and on the themes, characters, language and structure of the play, as well a list of suggested reading, questions for further study and a review of performance history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1995 Sarah Kane's first full-length play \u003ci\u003eBlasted\u003c\/i\u003e sent shockwaves throughout the theatrical world. Making front-page headlines, the play outraged critics with its depiction of rape, torture and violence in civil war. However, from being roundly condemned by the critics ('this disgusting feast of filth' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e), the play is now considered a seminal work of European theatre and has defined an entire era of stage writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBlasted'\u003c\/i\u003es canonical status reflects the raw beauty and terror of Kane's writing. Probing the brutality people inflict upon one another, the suffering and violation, the play also looks at the role of love and the redemption it offers. Unafraid to delve into darkness, this is a provocative, fragmenting piece full of significance and power.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSarah Kane \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in 1971. Her work includes the plays \u003ci\u003eBlasted\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePhaedra's Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Cleansed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e4.48 Psychosis \u003c\/i\u003eand the short film \u003ci\u003eSkin\u003c\/i\u003e. Sarah Kane died in 1999, aged 28, and is now recognised as one of the most influential voices in modern European theatre. \u003cb\u003eKen Urban\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright and director, and currently teaches theatre and playwrighting at Harvard University\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 15, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718244569151,"sku":"9781408103852","price":32.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e987693b5acb9be3533d7afce03eca65.webp?v=1765081238","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/blasted-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}