Keepers Of The Flame
A brilliant new thriller about poetry and fascism



In the 1930s a young poet and patriot, Richard Jameson falls in love with the socialist daughter of Sir Henry Exton, a powerful media mogul. But in courting her, he finds himself embroiled in a fascist struggle for influence over the heart of the establishment. After Thatcher sweeps to victory during the 1980s, Jameson is on the verge of being rescued from obscurity, but finds the ghosts of his fascist past have not been laid to rest. Sean O'Brien's new play dramatises the literary history and politics of the 1930s and 1980s and asks chilling questions about the historical possibility of a fascist Britain.

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Keepers Of The Flame
A brilliant new thriller about poetry and fascism



In the 1930s a young poet and patriot, Richard Jameson falls in love with the socialist daughter of Sir Henry Exton, a powerful media mogul. But in courting her, he finds himself embroiled in a fascist struggle for influence over the heart of the establishment. After Thatcher sweeps to victory during the 1980s, Jameson is on the verge of being rescued from obscurity, but finds the ghosts of his fascist past have not been laid to rest. Sean O'Brien's new play dramatises the literary history and politics of the 1930s and 1980s and asks chilling questions about the historical possibility of a fascist Britain.

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Keepers Of The Flame

Keepers Of The Flame

by Sean O'Brien
Keepers Of The Flame

Keepers Of The Flame

by Sean O'Brien

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A brilliant new thriller about poetry and fascism



In the 1930s a young poet and patriot, Richard Jameson falls in love with the socialist daughter of Sir Henry Exton, a powerful media mogul. But in courting her, he finds himself embroiled in a fascist struggle for influence over the heart of the establishment. After Thatcher sweeps to victory during the 1980s, Jameson is on the verge of being rescued from obscurity, but finds the ghosts of his fascist past have not been laid to rest. Sean O'Brien's new play dramatises the literary history and politics of the 1930s and 1980s and asks chilling questions about the historical possibility of a fascist Britain.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780413774125
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 10/30/2003
Series: Modern Plays
Pages: 160
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 8.00(h) x 0.37(d)

About the Author


Sean O'Brien is a poet and playwright and critic. His work includes The Ghost Train (1995) (winner of the Forward Prize for poetry); HMS Glasshouse and The Deregulated Muse. His play Laughter When We're Dead was performed at Newcastle Live Theatre in 1999 to great acclaim.
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