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Stages of struggle : modern playwrights and their psychological inspirations
- Title
- Stages of struggle : modern playwrights and their psychological inspirations / John Louis DiGaetani.
- Author
- DiGaetani, John Louis, 1943-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008.
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- Description
- ix, 197 p. : ill; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Luigi Pirandello, tormented by schizophrenia of his wife and family members, Noël Coward's self-obsessed characters reflect his own narcissism. Alcoholism is a recurrent theme in the works of many playwrights, including Eugene O'Neill, Edward Albee, and Brian Friel. This book looks at 20 playwrights to see how their examination of the disturbed mind influenced the modern theater"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects
- Dramatists, English > 20th century > Psychology
- Dramatists, American > 20th century > Psychology
- English drama > 20th century > History and criticism > Theory, etc
- Subjectivity in literature
- Drama > Technique
- Autobiographical memory in literature
- Playwriting
- American drama > 20th century > History and criticism > Theory, etc
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-191) and index.
- Contents
- George Bernard Shaw--the gay subtext -- Luigi Pirandello--schizophrenia -- Noel Coward--narcissism -- Samuel Beckett--decadence and the suicidal impulse -- Tennessee Williams--sibling rivalry -- Eugene O'Neill, Edward Albee, Simon Gray, Brian Friel, Martin McDonagh--alcoholism -- Harold Pinter--sadomasochism -- Benjamin Britten--pedophilia -- Caryl Churchill, Joe Orton, Tom Stoppard--sexual dysfunction -- David Hare--transference -- David Mamet and Harvey Fierstein--gender roles and role playing -- Stephen Sondheim--perfectionism -- Tom Stoppard--logomania -- Stages of struggle, a Wagnerian conclusion.
- Call Number
- MWET 08-959
- ISBN
- 9780786431571 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- 0786431571 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007045987
- OCLC
- 181072639
- Author
- DiGaetani, John Louis, 1943-
- Title
- Stages of struggle : modern playwrights and their psychological inspirations / John Louis DiGaetani.
- Imprint
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-191) and index.
- Research Call Number
- MWET 08-959