The Major Plays of Horton Foote : the Trip to Bountiful, The Young Man from Atlanta, and The Orphan?s Home Cycle.

This work examines the connections between the playwright?s strong Texas connections and his literary art while considering Horton Foote?s many decades of experience in the world of American theater and the lessons he learned from such authors as Henrik Ibsen, William Faulkner, and Flannery O?Connor...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Haynes, Robert W.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lewiston : Edwin Mellen Press, 2010.
Temas:
Foote, Horton > Criticism and interpretation.
Foote, Horton.
1900-1999
American drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
Théâtre américain > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
DRAMA > American.
American drama.
Literature.
English.
Languages & Literatures.
American Literature.
Texas > In literature.
Texas > Dans la littérature.
Texas.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Background
  • Nature of nature in The trip to bountiful
  • "The child is father of the man": The orphans' home cycle
  • Betrayal and responsibility in The young man from Atlanta and Henrik Ibsen's A doll's house and Little Eyolf
  • The kidders and the Disappointment Club:
  • A critical theme in The young man from Atlanta
  • History as family: a reflection
  • Foote and the critics: designing identity and being polite
  • Departure, arrival, and varieties of silence: Narration and dramaturgy in Farewell and Beginnings
  • The actor: full circle, still moving.

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