false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167298311m/20578.jpg 312260 8 <div><b>&#8220;A play of depth as well as </b><b>dazzle, intensely moving as well as thought-provoking and funny.&#8221; </b><b>&#8212;<i>The Daily Telegraph</i></b><br><b></b> <br>An unruly bunch of bright, funny sixth-form (or senior) boys in a British boys&#8217; school are, as such boys will be, in pursuit of sex, sport, and a place at a good university, generally in that order. In all their efforts, they are helped and hindered, enlightened and bemused, by a maverick English teacher who seeks to broaden their horizons in sometimes undefined ways, and a young history teacher who questions the methods, as well as the aim, of their schooling. In <i>The History Boys</i>, Alan Bennett evokes the special period and place that the sixth form represents in an English boy&#8217;s life. In doing so, he raises&#8212;with gentle wit and pitch-perfect command of character&#8212;not only universal questions about the nature of history and how it is taught but also questions about the purpose of education today.<br> <br></div> 1120783 2004 The History Boys: A Play total:372|5:180|4:115|3:54|2:14|1:9| 372 1559 524 52 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 5 9 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sat Dec 06 05:28:05 -0800 2008 Wed Jun 24 01:33:06 -0700 2009 IRWIN: So, what do we think of The History Boys then?

RUDGE: It's a classroom drama, sir. Set in Yorkshire during the early 80s. Features a clash between two different styles of teaching, embodied by the two contrasting teachers, Mr. Hector and Mr. Irwin, who...

IRWIN: Yes, yes...more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 1 1 false Thu Sep 11 11:54:46 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 12:08:28 -0700 2008 ...more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 2 1 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 21:12:47 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 18 09:53:12 -0800 2008 more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 3 1 false Thu Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jun 19 20:49:50 -0700 2007 Tue Jun 19 21:03:41 -0700 2007 Imagine, an education that actually gives people an experience and challenges them...
But it definitely had some classic lines such as this scene when Hector and Mrs. Lintott are discussing H. fondling he boys' balls.
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(basic plot of the play: everyon...more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu May 31 15:13:14 -0700 2007 Wed Feb 06 15:44:22 -0800 2008 more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 5 0 false Sat May 19 05:17:13 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 05 06:08:35 -0700 2007 more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 5 1 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Sep 27 03:53:03 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 08 10:24:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 4 0 false Thu Jun 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 03 21:59:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 04 22:24:09 -0700 2009 2 This play hits upon many topics interesting to me: importance of art & literature, goals of education, human weakness, truth vs. appearances, perso...more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 4 0 false Tue Jan 20 17:20:04 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 17:24:31 -0800 2009 more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 5 0 false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun May 03 14:10:24 -0700 2009 Sun May 03 14:10:24 -0700 2009
Bennett makes gentle, sharply insightful fun with (more than of) his characters.

History Boys is a masterpiece play, and the movie version is worth seeing,...more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 2 0 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Tue Jul 17 12:07:59 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 17 12:11:39 -0700 2007 more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 5 0 false Sun Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 11:52:16 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 11:55:10 -0700 2009 more...]]> 312260 0571224644 9780571224647 359 50 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173660470m/312260.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/312260.The_History_Boys_A_Play 4 0 false Sun May 24 21:14:48 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 19:36:04 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=20578