Overview

David Mamet is arguably the most important living American playwright. This Guide provides an up-to-date study of the key criticism on the full range of Mamet's work. It engages with his work in film as well as in the theatre, offering a synoptic overview of, and critical commentary on, the scholarly criticism of each play, screenplay or film.

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Author:   Steven Price
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Red Globe Press
Dimensions:   Width: 13.80cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.452kg
ISBN:  

9780230555341

ISBN 10:   0230555349
Pages:   192
Publication Date:   09 September 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction Early Plays: Lakeboat (1970), The Duck Variations (1972), and Sexual Perversity in Chicago (1974) American Buffalo (1975) A Life in the Theatre (1977), The Water Engine (1977), Mr Happiness (1977) Other 1970s Plays: The Woods (1977), Reunion (1976), Dark Pony (1977), Children's Plays, Squirrels (1974), Marranos (1975), Lone Canoe (1979) The Screenplays, 1981-9:The Postman Always Rings Twice (1981), The Verdict (1982), and The Untouchables (1987), We're No Angels (1989) Edmond (1982) Glengarry Glen Ross (1983) Prairie du Chien (1978) and The Shawl (1985) House of Games (1987) Speed-the-Plow (1988) Things Change (1988) The 'Bobby Gould' Plays (c.1989) Homicide (1991) Oleanna (1992) The Cryptogram (1994) The Spanish Prisoner (1997), The Edge (1997), Wag the Dog (1997) The Winslow Boy (1999) and After Conclusion Notes Select Bibliography Index.

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STEVEN PRICE is Lecturer in English at the University of Wales, Bangor, UK.

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