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British Library: 20th Century Works: An Inspector Calls
Read an overview of the play "An Inspector Calls" by J.B. Priestley and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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British Library: 20th Century: Power and Conflict
Find out how war and conflict shaped literature throughout the 20th century.
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British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: An Inspector Calls
Find contextual treasures from production posters and programs to J.B. Priestley's scrapbook.
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British Library: 20th Century: An Introduction to an Inspector Calls
Chris Power introduces "An Inspector Calls" as a morality play that denounces the hypocrisy and callousness of capitalism and argues that a just society can only be achieved if all individuals feel a sense of social responsibility.
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British Library: 20th Century: Exploring Identity
Examine how writers have explored identity - through the prisms of ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality - in the modern world.
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British Library: 20th Century: 20th Century Theatre
Find close readings, critical interpretations, and personal responses to the works of key 20th-century playwrights and practitioners, including Samuel Beckett, Harold Pinter, Shelagh Delaney, and Timberlake Wertenbaker.