Sarah Ruhl : A Critical Study of the Plays

Al-Shamma, James

McFarland & Co Inc（2011/03発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 228 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780786458875
• DDC分類 812.6

Full Description

Although not yet 40, two-time Pulitzer finalist Sarah Ruhl has established herself as one of America's most innovative and productive playwrights. She is known for charting complex currents of desire and broaching weighty topics such as bereavement with a light, whimsical touch. This critical volume represents the first full-length, comprehensive study of her work. The text tracks the evolution of her style and aesthetic, situates her body of work within the American theatre scene, investigates her influences, and analyzes her plays in depth, including Eurydice, The Clean House, Passion Play, and In the Next Room or the vibrator play.

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface     

Introduction     

I. Navigating Sorrow in Eurydice     

II. Joke as Incantation in The Clean House     

III. Melancholy Plague     

IV. Falling in Love with Long Distance: Dead Man's Cell Phone     

V. A Cowboy Stew     

VI. Apocalypse Deferred: Passion Play     

VII. Alternating Currents of Desire: In the Next Room or the vibrator play     

VIII. Other Works     

IX. Conclusion     

Appendix: Chronology of Play Premieres     

Chapter Notes     

Bibliography     

Index