The Cambridge companion to David Mamet / / edited by Christopher Bigsby [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNISA996216703603316
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2004
• ISBN: 1-139-81681-0; 0-511-99952-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (ix, 252 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Collana: Cambridge companions to literature
• Disciplina: 812/.54
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Nov 2015).
• Nota di contenuto: David Mamet / Christopher Bigsby -- The 1970s / Johan Callens -- Betrayal and friendship : David Mamet's American buffalo / Matthew Roudane -- The 1980s / Alain Piette -- Glengarry Glen Ross / Benedict Nightingale -- The 1990s / Heather Braun -- Oleanna : language and power / Brenda Murphy -- Mamet and the actor / Don B. Wilmeth -- On directing Mamet / Steven Price -- David Mamet and film / Philip French -- David Mamet's fiction / Christopher Bigsby -- Misreading Mamet : scholarship and reviews / David Sauer and Janice A. Sauer.
• Sommario/riassunto: This collection of specially written essays offers both student and theatregoer a guide to one of the most celebrated American dramatists working today. Readers will find the general and accessible descriptions and analyses provide the perfect introduction to Mamet's work. The volume covers the full range of Mamet's writing, including now classic plays such as American Buffalo and Glengarry Glen Ross, and his more recent work, Boston Marriage, among others, as well as his films, such as The Verdict and Wag the Dog. Additional chapters also explore Mamet and acting, Mamet as director, his fiction, and a survey of Mamet criticism. The Companion to David Mamet is an introduction which will prepare the reader for future work by this important and influential writer.