000 01049cam a2200169ua 4500
020 _a9780141185354
082 _a822.912
_bPRI/A
100 _aPriestley, J.B.
245 _aAn inspector calls and other plays
260 _aLondon
_bPenguin Books
_c2000
300 _a302p.
520 _aAn Inspector Calls, first produced in 1946 when society was undergoing sweeping transformations, has recently enjoyed an enormously successful revival. While holding its audience with the gripping tension of a detective thriller, it is also a philosophical play about social conscience and the crumbling of middle class values. Time and the Conways and I Have Been Here Before belong to Priestley's 'time'plays, in which he explores the idea of precognition and pits fate against free will. The Linden Tree also challenges preconceived ideas of history when Professor Linden comes into conflict with his family about how life should be lived after the war.
650 _aLiterature
650 0 _aEnglish literature
650 0 _aEnglish drama
942 _cBK
999 _c30710
_d30710