A Play Within A Play: Behind the Phrase 'House of Cards'

When referring to the play within the play ‘The Real Thing’ entitled ‘House of Cards’, Professor Jack explains the different meanings of this phrase in her lecture ‘Theatre and Love: Tom Stoppard, The Real Thing’.

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Professor Belinda Jack

Professor of Rhetoric

Belinda Jack is Fellow and Tutor in French at Christ Church, University of Oxford. She features regularly in the press and media thanks to the...

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