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9780521894685

The Cambridge Companion to David Mamet

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  • ISBN13:

    9780521894685

  • ISBN10:

    0521894689

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2004-08-16
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press

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Summary

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.

Table of Contents

Notes on contributors vii
David Mamet
1(40)
Christopher Bigsby
The 1970s
41(16)
Johan Callens
Betrayal and friendship: David Mamet's American Buffalo
57(17)
Matthew Roudane
The 1980s
74(15)
Alain Piette
Glengarry Glen Ross
89(14)
Benedict Nightingale
The 1990s
103(21)
Heather Braun
Oleanna: language and power
124(14)
Brenda Murphy
Mamet and the actor
138(16)
Don B. Wilmeth
On directing Mamet
154(17)
Steven Price
David Mamet and film
171(23)
Philip French
David Mamet's fiction
194(26)
Christopher Bigsby
Misreading Mamet: scholarship and reviews
220(23)
David Sauer
Janice A. Sauer
Index 243

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