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Wu, Duncan was born on November 3, 1961 in Woking, Surrey, England. Son of Spencer Yin-Cheung and Mary (Sadler) Wu. arrived in Scotland, 1995.
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Six Contemporary Dramatists--Bennett, Potter, Gray, Brenton, Hare, Ayckbourn
('A most illuminating study' - John Bayley Six Contemporar...)
'A most illuminating study' - John Bayley Six Contemporary Dramatists explores, in a straightforward manner, the central concerns of six of the most important contemporary dramatists. It demonstrates how the work of Alan Bennett, Dennis Potter, Simon Gray, Howard Brenton, David Hare and Alan Ayckbourn is essentially moral, and relates their aspirations to the British romantic tradition of the last century. At the same time, Duncan Wu explores how each writer has responded to the changes that took place in personal and public ethics during the 1980s as a result of Thatcherism. He also includes an interview with Alan Ayckbourn, published here for the first time, in which the volume's themes are focused and summarised. For the paperback edition, a substantial preface discussing Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, David Hare's Skylight and David Edgar's Pentecost has been added. This is an essential and readable guide to televised and theatrical drama for students and theatregoers alike.
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Romanticism: An Anthology
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- The Selected Writings of William Hazlitt Vol 6 (Volume 1) (William Hazlitt is viewed by many as one of the most dist...)
- Six Contemporary Dramatists: Bennett, Potter, Gray, Brenton, Hare, Ayckbourn ('A most illuminating study.' - John Bayley Six ...)
- Six Contemporary Dramatists: Bennett, Potter, Gray, Brenton, Hare, Ayckbourn by Duncan Wu (1996-12-18)
- The Selected Writings of William Hazlitt (The Pickering Masters) (William Hazlitt is viewed by many as one of the most dist...)
- Six Contemporary Dramatists: Bennett, Potter, Gray, Brenton, Hare, Ayckbourn ('A most illuminating study.' - John Bayley Six ...)
Duncan Wu
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Bachelor, University Oxford, England, 1984. Master of Arts, University Oxford, England, 1989. Doctor of Philosophy, University Oxford, England, 1990.
Career
From 2000-2008, he was Professor of English Language and Literature at Street Catherine"s College, University of Oxford, England. He is now a Professor in the English Department at Georgetown University in Washington District of Columbia. Wu joined Street Catherine"s in 2000 as University Lecturer, and in 2003 became Professor of English Language and Literature. Before that, he was Reader and then Professor of English Literature at the University of Glasgow, 1995–2000, and before that he was a Research Fellow of the British Academy, 1991-1994.
His first book, Wordsworth"s reading 1770-1799, was published in 1993.
Besides several other books about Wordsworth, he has written about contemporary British drama, the fiction of William South. Burroughs, and the non-fiction of Charles Lamb and William Hazlitt. He worked with Alasdair Gray on his Book of Prefaces and is a regular contributor to The Daily Telegraph, The Independent, The Guardian and other British newsprints.
His latest volume, William Hazlitt: The First Modern Manitoba, was published by Oxford University Press in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2008. Wu"s interests include music, books, and monster trucks.
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Six Contemporary Dramatists--Bennett, Potter, Gray, Brenton, Hare, Ayckbourn
('A most illuminating study' - John Bayley Six Contemporar...)
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The Selected Writings of William Hazlitt Vol 6 (Volume 1)
(William Hazlitt is viewed by many as one of the most dist...)
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The Selected Writings of William Hazlitt (The Pickering Masters)
(William Hazlitt is viewed by many as one of the most dist...)
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Six Contemporary Dramatists: Bennett, Potter, Gray, Brenton, Hare, Ayckbourn
('A most illuminating study.' - John Bayley Six Contempora...)
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Six Contemporary Dramatists: Bennett, Potter, Gray, Brenton, Hare, Ayckbourn
('A most illuminating study.' - John Bayley Six Contempora...)
- Six Contemporary Dramatists: Bennett, Potter, Gray, Brenton, Hare, Ayckbourn by Duncan Wu (1996-12-18)
- Romanticism: An Anthology
- (Romanticism: A Critical Reader) Author: Duncan Wu published on (February, 1995)
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Six Contemporary Dramatists--Bennett, Potter, Gray, Brenton, Hare, Ayckbourn
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His popular textbook, Romanticism: An Anthology, went to a third edition in 2005. A Companion to Romanticism.
Romanticism: An Anthology.
