Murder, marriage and metaphysics--the three elements that link the bizarre series of events in Tom Stoppard's high-spirited comedy, Jumpers . The protagonists include George Moore, an aging professor of moral philosophy whose quest to compose a lecture on 'Man--Good, Bad or Indifferent' is put on hold while he ponders the existence of his sock; his youthful wife Dotty, a former musical star on a downward spiral whose charm may explain the corpse in the next room; George's specially trained hare, Thumper; and a chorus of ...
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Murder, marriage and metaphysics--the three elements that link the bizarre series of events in Tom Stoppard's high-spirited comedy, Jumpers . The protagonists include George Moore, an aging professor of moral philosophy whose quest to compose a lecture on 'Man--Good, Bad or Indifferent' is put on hold while he ponders the existence of his sock; his youthful wife Dotty, a former musical star on a downward spiral whose charm may explain the corpse in the next room; George's specially trained hare, Thumper; and a chorus of poorly-trained gymnasts whose exploits set the stage for this topsy-turvy world.
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Add this copy of Jumpers to cart. $13.61, good condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Faber & Faber.
Add this copy of Jumpers to cart. $13.61, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Faber & Faber.
Add this copy of Jumpers to cart. $92.59, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Faber & Faber.
Add this copy of Jumpers to cart. $100.00, very good condition, Sold by ZENO'S rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from San Francisco, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Faber & Faber.
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Very Good jacket. London. 1972. Faber & Faber. 1st British Edition. Very Good in Dustjacket That Has A Small Piece Missing (Roughly 1 3/4 inches x 3/4 inch) From The Front Top. 0571099777. 91 pages. hardcover. keywords: Europe England Literature Drama World Literature. DESCRIPTION-Tom Stoppers's play JUMPERs is both a high-spirited comedy and a serious attempt to debate the existence of a moral absolute, of metaphysical reality, of God. Michael Billington in The Guardian described the play succinctly: ‘The new Radical Liberal Party has made the ex-Minister of Agriculture Archbishop of Cantebury, British astronauts are scrapping with each other on the moon, and spritely academics steal about London by night indulging in murderous gymnastics: this is the kind of manic, futuristic, topsy-turvy world in which Stoppard's dazzling new play is set. And if I add that the influences apparently include Wittgenstein, Magritte, the Goons, Robert Dhery, Joe Orton, and The Avengers, you will have some idea of the heady brew Stoppard has here concocted. ' The protagonist incude an aging Professor Of Moral Philosophy-trying to compose a lecture on ‘Man-Good, Bad or Indifferent'-while ignoring a corpse in the next room; his beautiful young wife, an ex-musical comedy Queen, lasciviously entertaining his university boss down the hall; her husband's specially trained hare, Thumpers; and a chorus of gymnasts, Jumpers. inventory #8955.
Add this copy of Jumpers to cart. $131.56, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Faber & Faber.
Add this copy of Jumpers to cart. $285.00, like new condition, Sold by Books Of Choice rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomington, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Faber & Faber.
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Fine book in a fine dust jacket. 92 pages. First English Edition, first printing. His 1st full-length play after "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead". His dark, exuberant comedy. Fine book in a fine dust jacket. A beautiful copy!
Add this copy of Jumpers to cart. $295.00, like new condition, Sold by Jeff Bergman Books ABAA/ILAB rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Flemington, NJ, UNITED STATES, published 1972 by Faber & Faber.
