David Mamet and American Macho

ISBN-13: 9780521620642 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 322 str.

Arthur Holmberg

Opis

What does it mean to be an American man? Holmberg demonstrates how David Mamet's plays explore complex issues of masculinity.

Recenzje

'Holmberg's analysis … permits us to see the artist as a uniquely American writer whose images are profoundly connected with our cultural obsessions with masculinity.' Henry I. Schvey, Theatre Research International

Spis treści

Introduction; 1. Enter the cowboy; 2. Mamet and American macho; 3. Mothers and masculinity; 4. Act like a man: the boy culture; 5. Mamet's pants; Bibliography.