Beth Henley - A Casebook

Beth Henley was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Drama and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play for her first full-length play, Crimes of the Heart , yet there has been no book-length consideration of her body of work until now. This volume includes original essays that contextualize and analyze her works from a variety of perspectives, focusing on her vexed status as a southern writer, her use of the comic grotesque, and her alleged feminist critiques of modern society. Receiving special attention are lesser-known plays which are crucial to understanding Henley's development as a playwright and postmodern thinker.

Sommario

Chapter 1 “Dancing on the Edge of a Cliff”, Miriam M. Chirico; Chapter 2 Lessons from the Past, Larry G. Mapp; Chapter 3 Moving beyond Mississippi, Gary Richards; Chapter 4 The Lucky Spot as Immanent Critique, Rebecca King; Chapter 5 Abundance or Excess?, Karen L. Laughlin; Chapter 6 Existential Despair and the Modern Neurosis, Gene A. Plunka; Chapter 7 Southern Firecrackers and “Real Bad Days”, Linda Rohrer Paige;

Info autore

Julia A. Fesmire is Associate Professor of English at Middle Tennessee University. She focuses on contemporary literature and women's studies

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Julia A. Fesmire
• Con la collaborazione di: Julia a Fesmire (Editore), Julia A. Fesmire (Editore), Fesmire Julia A. (Editore)
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 27.02.2015
• EAN: 9781138870543
• ISBN: 978-1-138-87054-3
• Pagine: 208
• Serie: Casebooks on Modern Dramatists
• Categorie: Narrativa > Poesia lirica, drammatica; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; DRAMA / General, The arts: general issues, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, PERFORMING ARTS / General, PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / General