David Mamet's 'Oleanna' - Modern Theatre Guide

Informationen zum Autor David K. Sauer Klappentext David Mamet is widely considered to be the voice of contemporary American Theatre. His use of what is taken to be realistic language together with minimalist staging creates a postmodern combination that pushes an audience in conflicting directions. The result is that initial audiences for Oleanna were aroused to applaud and loudly react to the ending of the play when a male teacher beats a female student. The issues the play raises about political correctness are turned on their head. Oleanna is a particularly complex play in terms of both form and content and this guide offers a theoretically informed introductory analysis. It provides students with a comprehensive critical introduction to the play and includes new interpretations of the text in light of recent developments in Mamet's playwriting and the intervening shifts in the political landscape. Zusammenfassung David Mamet is widely considered the voice of contemporary American Theatre. His use of what is taken to be realistic language together with minimalist staging creates a postmodern combination which simultaneously pushes an audience in conflicting directions. This book presents a critical introduction to Mamet's modern college classic, "Oleanna". Inhaltsverzeichnis General Preface 1. Background and Context 2. Analysis and Commentary 3. Oleanna in Performance: Less is More 4. Workshopping the Text: 'Whatever side you take, you're wrong' 5. Conclusion Timeline 1945-60 Further Reading Bibliography Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Sauer, David K. Sauer
• Editore: Bloomsbury Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 06.01.2009
• EAN: 9780826496461
• ISBN: 978-0-8264-9646-1
• Pagine: 128
• Dimensioni: 132 mm x 200 mm x 13 mm
• Serie: Print on Demand; Modern Theatre Guides
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; LITERARY CRITICISM / General, PERFORMING ARTS / General, Theatre Studies, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: plays and playwrights