Arden, John

(är`dən), 1930–2012, English playwright and novelist best known for his politically engaged work of the 1950s and 60s, a period during which he was considered one of Britain's major dramatists. In an experimental manner reminiscent of BrechtBrecht, Bertolt
, 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet, b. Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht. His brilliant wit, his outspoken Marxism, and his revolutionary experiments in the theater made Brecht a vital and controversial force in modern drama.
..... Click the link for more information. , Arden's dramas employ songs, poetry, and mime to make sharp, political points. His plays include the antiwar drama and his best-known work, Sergeant Musgrave's Dance (1959), as well as Live like Pigs (1958), The Workhorse Donkey (1963), The Island of the Mighty (1972), The Little Grey Home in the West (1978), and a veiled attack on the British occupation of Northern Ireland, Vandaleur's Folly (1981). A number of his plays were written in collaboration with his wife, Margaretta D'Arcy. He was also the author of several novels, e.g., Silence among the Weapons (1982); a book of essays, To Present the Pretense (1978); and a short-story collection, Gallows and Other Tales of Suspicion and Obsession (2009).

Bibliography

See studies by A. Hunt (1973), F. Gray (1982), M. Page (1984), and J. Wike, ed. (1995).

单词	arden, john
释义	Arden, John Arden, John (är`dən), 1930–2012, English playwright and novelist best known for his politically engaged work of the 1950s and 60s, a period during which he was considered one of Britain's major dramatists. In an experimental manner reminiscent of BrechtBrecht, Bertolt , 1898–1956, German dramatist and poet, b. Eugen Berthold Friedrich Brecht. His brilliant wit, his outspoken Marxism, and his revolutionary experiments in the theater made Brecht a vital and controversial force in modern drama. ..... Click the link for more information. , Arden's dramas employ songs, poetry, and mime to make sharp, political points. His plays include the antiwar drama and his best-known work, Sergeant Musgrave's Dance (1959), as well as Live like Pigs (1958), The Workhorse Donkey (1963), The Island of the Mighty (1972), The Little Grey Home in the West (1978), and a veiled attack on the British occupation of Northern Ireland, Vandaleur's Folly (1981). A number of his plays were written in collaboration with his wife, Margaretta D'Arcy. He was also the author of several novels, e.g., Silence among the Weapons (1982); a book of essays, To Present the Pretense (1978); and a short-story collection, Gallows and Other Tales of Suspicion and Obsession (2009). Bibliography See studies by A. Hunt (1973), F. Gray (1982), M. Page (1984), and J. Wike, ed. (1995).
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