William Inge : essays and reminiscences on the plays and the man / edited by Jackson R. Bryer and Mary C. Hartig.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bryer, Jackson R., editor.

Hartig, Mary C., editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Inge, William--Criticism and interpretation.

Inge, William.

Criticism and interpretation.

Physical Description:

vii, 291 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"These previously unpublished essays take a look at some of William Inge's most popular work, as well as his less well-known later plays. Included are reminiscences which reveal the playwright's charm and generosity, and shed light on how a brilliant, troubled man eventually took his own life"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Critical essays. American theater in the 1950s and Inge's plays / Albert Wertheim

The inside-outsider / Robert Patrick

Come back, little Sheba and mass culture / Jane Courant

The two texts of Picnic / David Richman

Picnic, Summer brave, and The peace of staying / Kerk Fisher

Robert Brustein's "Men-taming women of William Inge": a re-examination / Ralph F. Voss

Structures of violence: gender roles in Inge's plays / Linda Wagner-Martin

Inge and the empty stage / Susan Koprince

Life with father in four Inge plays / Robert A. Martin

"Going next door": placing Inge / Barry Gross

Another Kansan in the land of Oz: Inge as screenwriter / Thomas P. Adler

Build-up to natural affection / R. Baird Shuman

Unnatural affection: sons and mothers / Therese Jones

Reminiscences.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786476473

0786476478

OCLC:

869265497