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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     DiGaetani, John Louis, 1943-     Subjects     American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.     English drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.     Dramatists, American -- 20th century -- Psychology.     Dramatists, English -- 20th century -- Psychology.     Autobiographical memory in literature.     Subjectivity in literature.     Playwriting.     Drama -- Technique.     Browse Catalog     by author:      DiGaetani, John Louis, 1943-       by title:      Stages of struggle :...         MARC Display

Stages of struggle : modern playwrights and their psychological inspirations / John Louis DiGaetani. by DiGaetani, John Louis, 1943- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2008. Subjects American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.   English drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism -- Theory, etc.   Dramatists, American -- 20th century -- Psychology.   Dramatists, English -- 20th century -- Psychology.   Autobiographical memory in literature.   Subjectivity in literature.   Playwriting.   Drama -- Technique. ISBN:  9780786431571 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0786431571 (pbk. : alk. paper) Description:  ix, 197 p. : ill ; 23 cm. Contents:  George Bernard Shaw--the gay subtext -- Luigi Pirandello--schizophrenia -- Noel Coward--narcissism -- Samuel Beckett--decadence and the suicidal impulse -- Tennessee Williams--sibling rivalry -- Eugene O'Neill, Edward Albee, Simon Gray, Brian Friel, Martin McDonagh--alcoholism -- Harold Pinter--sadomasochism -- Benjamin Britten--pedophilia -- Caryl Churchill, Joe Orton, Tom Stoppard--sexual dysfunction -- David Hare--transference -- David Mamet and Harvey Fierstein--gender roles and role playing -- Stephen Sondheim--perfectionism -- Tom Stoppard--logomania -- Stages of struggle, a Wagnerian conclusion. Requests:  0 Summary:  "Luigi Pirandello, tormented by schizophrenia of his wife and family members, Noël Coward's self-obsessed characters reflect his own narcissism. Alcoholism is a recurrent theme in the works of many playwrights, including Eugene O'Neill, Edward Albee, and Brian Friel. This book looks at 20 playwrights to see how their examination of the disturbed mind influenced the modern theater"--Provided by publisher.   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 822.90935 Di Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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