The Cambridge Companion to David Mamet
The Cambridge Companion to David Mamet
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Offering both student and theatergoer a guide to one of the most celebrated living American dramatists, this volume covers the complete range of Mamet's writing, 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 will prepare the reader for future work by this important and influential writer.
- An accessible introduction to the work of David Mamet
- Christopher Bigsby is a major scholar of contemporary American drama and is also editor of The Cambridge Companion to Arthur Miller
- Specially written essays by both practitioners in the field and theatre historians offer a fresh perspective on Mamet
Reviews & endorsements
"...cogently written...Recommended." J. Fisher, Wabash College, CHOICE
Product details
August 2004Paperback
9780521894685
268 pages
229 × 152 × 15 mm
0.4kg
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Table of Contents
- List of contributors
- Preface
- 1. David Mamet Christopher Bigsby
- 2. The 1970s Johan Callens
- 3. David Mamet's American Buffalo Matthew Roudané
- 4. The 1980s Alain Piette
- 5. Glengarry Glen Ross Benedict Nightingale
- 6. The 1990s Heather Braun
- 7. Oleanna: tragic power play Brenda Murphy
- 8. Mamet and the actor Don B. Wilmeth
- 9. On directing Mamet Steven Price
- 10. David Mamet and film Philip French
- 11. David Mamet's fiction Christopher Bigsby
- 12. Misreading Mamet: scholarship and reviews David Sauer and Janice A. Sauer
- Index.
