Joe Orton: A Casebook

by Francesca Coppa (Editor), Kimball King (Editor), D.S. Lawson (Contributor)

Joe Orton: A Casebook is the first ever collection of Orton scholarship and includes essays from most of the prominent scholars in the field. The book is divided into two sections, "Texts" and "Contexts", in an attempt to theorize not only Orton's theatrical work but also his controversial life in the Swinging London of the 1960s. The articles tackle a range of Orton-related subjects: the plays for which Orton is most famous; the recently published early works; the controversial and hilarious Orton Diaries; John Lahr's biography of Orton, Prick up Your Ears; and the Stephen Frears' biopic of the same title starring Gary Oldman.

181 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2002

About the author

Francesca Coppa is Professor of English at Muhlenberg College and a founding member of the Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), the nonprofit which built and runs the Archive of Our Own. She writes in the fields of dramatic literature, performance studies, and fan studies, and is currently writing a book about fan music video. She is a passionate advocate of fair use.