| A Body Across the Map: The Father-Son Plays of Sam Shepard Contributor(s): Staub, Pat (Editor), Taav, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0820444332 ISBN-13: 9780820444338 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $32.44 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Literary Criticism | American - General - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| LCCN: 98-46182 |
| Series: Artists and Issues in the Theatre |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6" W x 9.18" (0.48 lbs) 122 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: As an actor, screenwriter, director, short story writer, and, most significantly, a playwright, Sam Shepard has long been an important figure on the American cultural landscape. A Body Across the Map focuses on the character conflict central to Shepard's most significant plays; that between fathers and sons. Beginning with The Rock Garden and concluding with A Lie of the Mind, this analysis shows how Shepard's worldview has evolved over a 20-year span. A long-standing pessimist who saw Oedipal revenge as a necessity, and genetic determination as inescapable, Shepard ultimately disavows these dark worldviews in favor of one where gentleness, spiritual generosity, cooperation, and the acceptance of long-denied truths prevail over rage, self-interest, and biological predestination. |