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The Cambridge Companion to David Mamet

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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.

Author Biography:

Christopher Bigsby is Professor of American Studies at the University of East Anglia and has published more than twenty-five books covering American theatre, popular culture and British drama, including Modern American Drama, 1945-1990 (Cambridge), and Contemporary American Playwrights (Cambridge). He is editor of The Cambridge Companion to Arthur Miller and coeditor, with Don Wilmeth, of The Cambridge History of American Theatre. He is also an award-winning novelist and regular radio and television broadcaster.
Release date Australia
July 1st, 2004
Audiences
  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
Contributor
  • Edited by Christopher Bigsby
Pages
268
Dimensions
152x229x19
ISBN-13
9780521815574
Product ID
2041039

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