Sam Shepard's metaphorical stages / Lynda Hart.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hart, Lynda, 1953-

Series:

Contributions in drama and theatre studies 0163-3821 ; no. 22.

Contributions in drama and theatre studies. 0163-3821 ; no. 22

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017--Criticism and interpretation.

Shepard, Sam.

Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

viii, 157 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, [1987]

Summary:

America's most highly acclaimed contemporary playwright continues to puzzle critics, even as his reputation grows and his imagination seeks new creative channels. Finding the dramatist "difficult to classify," critics and scholars continue to search for the central direction of Shepard's creative development. Lynda Hart's study, which focuses on ten representative plays, is the first book to examine Shepard's growth and development as a dramatist within and against the historical tradition. Offering a unified critical perspective, the author considers the plays from both a literary standpoint and as texts for performance. Resources include a bibliography that offers the most complete listing of relevant critical writings.

Notes:

Includes index.

Bibliography: pages [149]-152.

ISBN:

0313253730

OCLC:

13271017