Peter Shaffer and the dismantling of the angry young man from british theatre
The Angry Young Man is a prominent trope in post-World War II British theatre. Its impact was primarily attributed to realist plays, but it also influenced other theatrical traditions. Here, we examine the presence of this theme in the theatre of playwright Peter Shaffer and his latest play. We argu...
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I48-R154-article-93612026-06-04T15:59:24Z Peter Shaffer and the dismantling of the angry young man from british theatre Peter Shaffer y la revisión del angry young man del teatro británico Gagliardi, Lucas Peter Shaffer Literary trope Masculinity British theatre Angry young man Peter Shaffer tópico literario masculinidad teatro británico joven airado The Angry Young Man is a prominent trope in post-World War II British theatre. Its impact was primarily attributed to realist plays, but it also influenced other theatrical traditions. Here, we examine the presence of this theme in the theatre of playwright Peter Shaffer and his latest play. We argue that Shaffer dismantles the figure of the Angry Young Man in The Gift of the Gorgon, an operation that confronts him with a theatrical tradition but also allows him to revisit certain elements of his own work. El Angry Young Man o joven airado es un tópico destacado en el teatro británico de la segunda posguerra. Su impacto se atribuyó principalmente a las obras de corte realista pero también tuvo influencia en otras tradiciones escénicas. En esta oportunidad revisamos la presencia de dicho tópico en la producción del dramaturgo Peter Shaffer y su última pieza estrenada. Sostenemos que Shaffer desmantela la figura del Angry Young Man en The Gift of the Gorgon, operación que lo confronta con una tradición teatral pero también que le permite revisar algunos elementos de su propia producción. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Humanidades. Instituto de Letras "Alfredo Veiravé" 2026-06-01 info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion Artículo revisado por pares text/html https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/9361 10.30972/clt.299361 Cuadernos de Literatura; No. 29 (2026): Mayo Cuadernos de Literatura; Núm. 29 (2026): Mayo Cuadernos de Literatura; n. 29 (2026): Mayo 2684-0499 0326-5102 spa https://revistas.unne.edu.ar/index.php/clt/article/view/9361/9275 |
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The Angry Young Man is a prominent trope in post-World War II British theatre. Its impact was primarily attributed to realist plays, but it also influenced other theatrical traditions. Here, we examine the presence of this theme in the theatre of playwright Peter Shaffer and his latest play. We argue that Shaffer dismantles the figure of the Angry Young Man in The Gift of the Gorgon, an operation that confronts him with a theatrical tradition but also allows him to revisit certain elements of his own work. |
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