Julia A. Fesmire (ed.)

Beth Henley

A Casebook
Herausgeber: Fesmire, Julia a

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Beth Henley was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Drama and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play for her first full-length play, "Crimes of the Heart," yet there has been no book-length consideration of her body of work until now. This volume includes original essays that contextualize and analyze her works from a variety of perspectives, focusing on her vexed status as a southern writer, her use of the comic grotesque, and her alleged feminist critiques of modern society. Receiving special attention are lesser-known plays which are crucial to understanding Henley's development as a playwright and postmodern thinker.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 196
• Erscheinungstermin: 21. Juni 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 155mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780815338789
• ISBN-10: 0815338783
• Artikelnr.: 21430043

Autorenporträt

Julia A. Fesmire is Associate Professor of English at Middle Tennessee University. She focuses on contemporary literature and women's studies

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 "Dancing on the Edge of a Cliff", Miriam M. Chirico
Chapter 2 Lessons from the Past, Larry G. Mapp
Chapter 3 Moving beyond Mississippi, Gary Richards
Chapter 4 The Lucky Spot as Immanent Critique, Rebecca King
Chapter 5 Abundance or Excess?, Karen L. Laughlin
Chapter 6 Existential Despair and the Modern Neurosis, Gene A. Plunka
Chapter 7 Southern Firecrackers and "Real Bad Days", Linda Rohrer Paige