“WE COULD SING BETTER SONGS THAN THOSE”: DRINK IMAGES IN WILLY RUSSELL’S PLAYS
Wojciech Klepuszewski
Wydział Humanistyczny Politechnika KoszalińskaAbstract
Willy Russell is an example of a writer whose popularity and critical reception is not extensively reflected in serious studies. There is a noticeable tendency to appraise rather than analyse Russell’s work. The aim of the present article is to dissect the function of drink images in the context of class-related issues Russell thematises in his plays.
Keywords:
Willy Russell, drama, drink, classReferences
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Klepuszewski, W. (2018). “WE COULD SING BETTER SONGS THAN THOSE”: DRINK IMAGES IN WILLY RUSSELL’S PLAYS. Acta Neophilologica, 1(XX), 145–154. https://doi.org/10.31648/an.2692
Wojciech Klepuszewski
Wydział Humanistyczny Politechnika Koszalińska
Wydział Humanistyczny Politechnika Koszalińska
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