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• Form and Style in Stoppard's Play

  In this essay, the author examines how the form and style of Stoppard's play reinforces its statement on the problematic process of gaining knowledge.

• It is Written: Tom Stoppard and the Drama of the Intertext

  In the following essay, Meyer explores how Stoppard uses intertextuality in Travesties to comment on writers, their art, and politics.

• Tom Stoppard as Master Game Player Travesties and After

  In the following essay, Gianakaris explores Travesties within a word-game context, citing its "verbal acrobatics rather than kinetic action."

• The Art of History in Tom Stoppard's Travesties

  In the following essay, Billman asserts that Travesties ''extends the discussion of art and the artist's social responsibilities to include history."

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1. Travesties: Introduction
2. Travesties: Summary
   1. Act 1 Summary
   2. Act 2 Summary
3. Travesties: Tom Stoppard Biography
4. Travesties: Themes
5. Travesties: Style
6. Travesties: Historical Context
7. Travesties: Critical Overview
8. Travesties: Character Analysis
   1. Henry Carr
   2. James Joyce
   3. Tristan Tzara
   4. Other Characters
9. Travesties: Essays and Criticism
   1. Form and Style in Stoppard's Play
   2. It is Written: Tom Stoppard and the Drama of the Intertext
   3. Tom Stoppard as Master Game Player Travesties and After
   4. The Art of History in Tom Stoppard's Travesties
10. Travesties: Compare and Contrast
11. Travesties: Topics for Further Study
12. Travesties: What Do I Read Next?
13. Travesties: Bibliography and Further Reading
14. Travesties: Pictures
15. Copyright

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