Plenty (Further Reading)

Further Reading

• Bull, John. New British Political Dramatists: Howard Brenton, David Hare, Trevor Griffiths, and David Edgar, Macmillan, 1984.

  This work explores Hare as well as other modern English playwrights. It dedicates a thorough, in-depth chapter to Hare and his work.

• Childs, David. Britain since 1945: A Political History, Methuen, 1986.

  Childs details post-World War II political issues up through 1985. The book focuses on domestic as well as foreign affairs.

• Dean, Joan Fitzpatrick. David Hare, edited by Kinley E. Roby, Twayne, 1990.

  This work offers information on the critical reception, themes, imagery, sources, settings and contexts of Hare’s works.

• Homden, Carol. The Plays of David Hare, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

  Homden’s work is a comprehensive resource about Hare’s works and includes commentary about his 1993 trilogy which includes Racing Demon, Murmuring Judges, and The Absence of War.

• Oliva, Judy Lee. David Hare: Theatricalizing Politics, UMI Research Press, 1990.

  Oliva’s work provides another comprehensive review of Hare’s works and includes an interview with him from 1989. The appendix lists the sources for critical reviews of Hare’s work.

• Trussler, Simon, General Editor and Malcom Page, Compiler and Associate Editor. File on Hare, Methuen Drama, 1990.

  This helpful short book provides summaries of many of Hare’s works as well as quotations from Hare, his actors, and his critics about the works. The text includes nine pages about Plenty and additional bibliographic suggestions.