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Understanding David Mamet / Brenda Murphy.
Van Pelt Library PS3563.A4345 Z8 2011
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Brenda, 1950-
- Series:
- Understanding contemporary American literature
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mamet, David--Criticism and interpretation.
- Mamet, David.
- Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- 143 pages ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia : University of South Carolina Press, [2011]
- Summary:
- Murphy (English, U. of Connecticut) profiles playwright David Mamet (b.1947) and thoroughly discusses his significant plays (among them: Glengarry Glen Ross, American Buffalo, Sexual Perversity in Chicago), his three novels, some lesser-known and shorter works, and his numerous essays, including an autobiographical essay "The Rake." She offers a thoughtful and detailed study of a complex, enigmatic man, and his work. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
- Contents:
- Understanding David Mamet
- The essays
- Men with men, women with women
- Men and women
- Parents and children
- Confidence games
- Degeneration and descent
- The novels.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781611170023
- 1611170028
- OCLC:
- 708243766
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