A selection of critical commentary, from the casebook series, on three major plays in the early to middle period of Stoppard's career as a dramatist, including his own comments on his aims and methods. Dyson's introduction examines the main elements in Stoppard's work, tracing various strands in critical response. The editor's publications include critical studies on Trollope, George Crabbe and the modern dramatist Robert Bolt and he is editor of the Casebook on Trollope's "Barchester" novels.