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In Edward Albee and Absurdism --the inaugural volume in the new book series, New Perspectives in Edward Albee Studies --Michael Y. Bennett has assembled an outstanding team of Edward Albee scholars to address Albee's affiliation with Martin Esslin's label, "Theatre of the Absurd,"...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Bennett, Michael Y., 1980- (Editor)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2017]
Series:New perspectives in Edward Albee studies.
Subjects:
Albee, Edward, > 1928-2016 > Criticism and interpretation.
Albee, Edward, > 1928-2016.
Absurd (Philosophy) in literature.
Theater of the absurd.
Absurde (Philosophie) dans la littérature.
Théâtre de l'absurde.
DRAMA > American.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: 1. Absurdity of Mimesis: A History of Absurdist Criticism Related to the Plays of Edward Albee / David Marcia
  • 2. Ail Absurd Association: Re-viewing Edward Albee's Eclectic Sixties / Dena Marks
  • 3. Edward Albee and the Pastoral Tradition / Tony Jason Stafford
  • 4. Label, or How Should We Classify Edward Albee?: Some Notes toward a Definition of Albee as Postmodern / Lincoln Konkle
  • 5. "Coming Back a Short Distance Correctly": Albee's Absurdist Adventures in Berlin, Moscow, and Vienna / David A. Crespy
  • 6. "You Should Terrify Them": Absurd Violence in Edward Albee and Adrienne Kennedy / Colin Enriquez
  • 7. Who's Afraid of the Catholic Church?: Pre-vatican II Roman Catholicism in Two Early Plays by Albee / Kevin J. Wetmore Jr.
  • 8. Who is Sylvia?: Anthropomorphism and Genre Expectations / Brenda Murphy
  • 9. Interview: The "Composer" and the "Conductor": An Interview with Director and Playwright Emily Mann on Working with Albee / Linda Ben-Zvi.

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