The Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521771587 ISBN 13: 9780521771580

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2002

Synopsis

Few American playwrights have exerted as much influence on the contemporary stage as Sam Shepard. His plays are performed on and off Broadway and 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 scholarly audience. In this collection of seventeen original essays, American and European authors from different professional and academic backgrounds explore the various aspects of Shepard's career - his plays, poetry, music, fiction, acting, directing and film work. The volume covers the major plays, including Curse of the Starving Class, Buried Child, and True West, as well as other lesser known but vitally important works. A thorough chronology of Shepard's life and career, together with biographical chapters, a note from the legendary Joseph Chaikin, and an interview with the playwright, give a fascinating first-hand account of an exuberant and experimental personality.

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Review:

'... Matthew Roudané gathers an impressive array of American drama's A-team scholars ... he is a knowledgeable, sensitive, sensible, and thorough scholar ... Roudané's collection is the best book-length study of Shepard [and] is the best collection of scholarly essays on [American] drama this year.' James J. Martine, Drama

Book Description:

Few American playwrights have exerted as much influence on the contemporary stage as Sam Shepard. Specially-commissioned essays in this Companion explore Shepard's career: his life, plays, poetry, music, fiction, acting, directing and film work.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0521771587
• ISBN 13: 9780521771580
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 352
• Editor: Roudané Matthew