Few American playwrights have exerted as much influence on the contemporary stage as Sam Shepard. His plays are performed "on" and "off" Broadway as well as in all the major regional American theaters. They are also widely performed and studied in Europe, particularly in Britain, Germany and France, finding both a popular and a scholarly audience. This companion explores the various aspects of Shepard's career, providing fascinating first-hand accounts and substantial critical chapters on the plays, poetry, music, fiction, acting, directing and film work.
FREE Two-Day Shipping for students on millions of items. Learn more |
| |||||||||||||||
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
"Materials that give this volume an advantage over any other recent studies include a lengthy interview with Shepard (conducted in May 2000), an essay by Roudane on the preproduction/publication script of The Late Henry Moss, and a brief note by Joseph Chaikin ("On Sam Shepard").... Highly recommended." Choice
"The best collection of scholarly essays on [American] drama this year." American Literary Scolarship
"The best collection of scholarly essays on [American] drama this year." American Literary Scolarship
Book Description
Few American playwrights have exerted as much influence on the contemporary stage as Sam Shepard. His plays are performed "on" and "off" Broadway as well as in all the major regional American theatres. They are also widely performed and studied in Europe, particularly in Britain, Germany and France, finding both a popular and a scholarly audience. This companion explores the various aspects of Shepard's career, providing fascinating first-hand accounts and substantial critical chapters on the plays, poetry, music, fiction, acting, directing and film work.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
There are no customer reviews yet.
|
|||
|
Video reviews
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
First Sentence:
It is around forty years since Sam Shepard drifted across the continent from California to New York, leaving behind a psychologically damaging family situation, escaping a town that "grew out of nothing and nowhere." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
horse dreamer, cowboy mouth, buried child, glowing center, seven plays, emotional territory, musical experimentation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sam Shepard, New York, Curse of the Starving Class, Theatre Genesis, The Tooth of Crime, Silent Tongue, States of Shock, Man Fly, Angel City, Joseph Chaikin, Cruising Paradise, Los Angeles, Open Theatre, Doctor Faustus, Motel Chronicles, San Francisco, The Mad Dog Blues, The Rock Garden, Bantam Books, Hawk Moon, Melodrama Play, Village Voice, Icarus's Mother, Ralph Cook, The Holy Ghostly New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
It is around forty years since Sam Shepard drifted across the continent from California to New York, leaving behind a psychologically damaging family situation, escaping a town that "grew out of nothing and nowhere." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
horse dreamer, cowboy mouth, buried child, glowing center, seven plays, emotional territory, musical experimentation Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Sam Shepard, New York, Curse of the Starving Class, Theatre Genesis, The Tooth of Crime, Silent Tongue, States of Shock, Man Fly, Angel City, Joseph Chaikin, Cruising Paradise, Los Angeles, Open Theatre, Doctor Faustus, Motel Chronicles, San Francisco, The Mad Dog Blues, The Rock Garden, Bantam Books, Hawk Moon, Melodrama Play, Village Voice, Icarus's Mother, Ralph Cook, The Holy Ghostly New!
Books on Related Topics | Concordance | Text Stats Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
Citations (learn more)
This book cites 152
books:
See all 152 books this book cites
1
book
cites this book:
- Fool for Love & the Sad Lament of Pecos Bill by Sam Shepard on 27 pages
- Curse of the Starving Class. by Sam Shepard on 22 pages
- A Lie of the Mind (Plume) by Sam Shepard on 19 pages
- The Late Henry Moss - Acting Edition by Sam Shepard on 18 pages
- States of Shock. by Sam Shepard on 12 pages
See all 152 books this book cites
- The Cambridge Companion to Chaucer (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Piero Boitani in Back Matter
Books on Related Topics
(learn more)
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
