Alienation in Caryl Churchill’s a Number

• Authors: Florentina Anghel
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Caryl Churchill’s play A Number echoes the author’s attitude towards scientific evolution, having as a result cloning, and its impact on social and moral values and relationships. The paper will focus on identitary problems raised by cloning, on the clash between uniqueness and seriality, on the confusion arising from opportunities and unexpected effects.

Keywords

EN

alienation; British drama; seriality; uniqueness

• Publisher: Sciendo
• Journal: Romanian Journal of English Studies
• Year: 2012
• Volume: 9
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 154-165

Dates

published

2012-12-01

online

2013-02-21

Contributors

author

Florentina Anghel

• University of Craiova

References

• Baudrillard, Jean. 2002 (1993). The transparency of evil: essays on extreme phenomena. Trans. James Benedict. London: Verso.
• Case, Sue-Ellen. 2007. Performing science and the virtual. New York: Routledge.
• Churchill, Caryl. 2002. A Number. London: Nick Hern Books in association with the Royal Court Theatre.
• Churchill, Caryl. 1999 . Cloud Nine. New York: Routledge.
• Fowles, John. 1970. The Aristos. New York: New American Library.
• Kritzer, Amelia Howe. 1991. The Plays of Caryl Churchill: theatre of empowerment. Basingtoke: Palgrave.
• Rabey, David Ian. 2003. English Drama Since 1940. London: Longman.
• Shelling, Chris. 2003 (1993). The Body and Social Theory. London: SAGE Publications Ltd.

Identifiers

DOI

10.2478/v10319-012-0017-8