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William Inge : essays and reminiscences on the plays and the man

Title
William Inge : essays and reminiscences on the plays and the man / edited by Jackson R. Bryer and Mary C. Hartig.
Publication
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

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Additional Authors
  • Bryer, Jackson R.
  • Hartig, Mary C.
Description
vii, 291 pages; 23 cm
Summary
"These previously unpublished essays take a look at some of William Inge's most popular work, as well as his less well-known later plays. Included are reminiscences which reveal the playwright's charm and generosity, and shed light on how a brilliant, troubled man eventually took his own life"--
Subject
Inge, William > Criticism and interpretation
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Critical essays. American theater in the 1950s and Inge's plays / Albert Wertheim -- The inside-outsider / Robert Patrick -- Come back, little Sheba and mass culture / Jane Courant -- The two texts of Picnic / David Richman -- Picnic, Summer brave, and The peace of staying / Kerk Fisher -- Robert Brustein's "Men-taming women of William Inge": a re-examination / Ralph F. Voss -- Structures of violence: gender roles in Inge's plays / Linda Wagner-Martin -- Inge and the empty stage / Susan Koprince -- Life with father in four Inge plays / Robert A. Martin -- "Going next door": placing Inge / Barry Gross -- Another Kansan in the land of Oz: Inge as screenwriter / Thomas P. Adler -- Build-up to natural affection / R. Baird Shuman -- Unnatural affection: sons and mothers / Therese Jones -- Reminiscences.
Call Number
JFE 14-5767
ISBN
  • 9780786476473 (softcover : alk. paper)
  • 0786476478 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2014015914
OCLC
869265497
Title
William Inge : essays and reminiscences on the plays and the man / edited by Jackson R. Bryer and Mary C. Hartig.
Publisher
Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author
Bryer, Jackson R., editor.
Hartig, Mary C., editor.
Research Call Number
JFE 14-5767
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