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Considering Alan Ball : essays on sexuality, death and America in the television and film writings / edited by Thomas Fahy.
Van Pelt Library PS3552.A4543 Z63 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Ball, Alan, 1957---Criticism and interpretation.
- Ball, Alan.
- Ball, Alan, 1957- American beauty.
- Ball, Alan, 1957- Six feet under.
- Ball, Alan, 1957- Five women wearing the same dress.
- Ball, Alan, 1957-.
- Sex in literature.
- Death in literature.
- Popular culture--United States.
- Popular culture.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- vi, 184 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2006]
- Summary:
- "This is the first book to explore the impact of Alan Ball's works on contemporary film, television, and western culture. The essays herein examine Ball's writings with emphasis on his best-known work. They offer insight into both the captivating and problematic dimensions of Ball's work, while drawing connections among his diverse writings"--Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Sexuality, death, and the American dream in the works of Alan Ball : an introduction / Thomas Fahy
- An interview with Alan Ball / Thomas Fahy
- Good mourning America : Alan Ball's American beauty / Ann C. Hall
- The space between us : the psychology of houses in American beauty / Susanna Lee
- A heart caves in : the dangerous aesthetics of American beauty / Susann Cokal
- You have to develop an eye for it : anti-aesthetic art in Alan Ball's vision / Kirstin Ringelberg
- Meet the Chenowiths : the therapeutic drama of Six feet under / Robert F. Gross
- Strangers in blood : the queer intimacies of Six feet under / Lorena Russell
- When we living awaken / Craig N. Owens
- Bridesmaids, bosoms, and booze : visibility and the veiling of conservatism / Johanna Frank
- Always a bridesmaid, never a bride : the American dream in Five women wearing the same dress / Mardia Bishop.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 078642592X
- OCLC:
- 65197768
- Publisher Number:
- 9780786425921
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