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This book argues that a consideration of Sam Shepard's plays in the context of visual and theoretical Surrealism significantly succours our understanding of his experimental approach. Emma Creedon's study reveals how Shepard's plays rely on a veneer of realism that the playwright then actively exploits and rejects. In this mode, these plays indicate a sophisticated deconstruction of American realism and a manipulation of dramatic conventions ; moreover, the incantatory functioning of his dramatic language revelas the influence of such Surrealists as Antonin Artaud. Indeed, this, along with his long admiration for and textual references to Samuel Beckett's plays, positions him as a dramatist working within the European tradition of Absurdism.

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This illustrated volume covers the career of Sam Shepard, the provocative American playwright, scriptwriter, actor, and director, through an introductory survey followed by in-depth analyses of representative selections from the one-acts (Action, States of Shock), experimental collaborations with Joseph Chaikin (Savage/Love), and by now classic family plays (Buried Child, A Lie of the Mind). It ranges from Shepard’s unpublished adaptation of Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus through the textual variants and political context of Operation Sidewinder to Robert Altman’s movie version of Fool for Love, besides offering brief comparisons with fellow dramatists (Albee and Beckett) and visual artists (Edward Weston, Marsden Hartley). Several performance analyses supplement the textual criticism and provide a sample of European directorial approaches. Together, these takes offer a composite picture of an artist whose output over the past forty years has turned him into a figurehead of twentieth century drama, studied and produced all over the world with a keen eye for his idiosyncratic and critical view of what it means to be American.

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Shepard, Sam --- Dramatists, American --- Shepard, Sam, --- Dramatists, American - 20th century - Biography --- Shepard, Sam, - 1943-2017

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This comprehensive analysis traces Sam Shepard's career from his experimental one-act plays of the 1960s to the 1994 play Simpatico. Curse of the Starving Class, Buried Child, True West, Fool for Love and A Lie of the Mind are all examined in depth. Concentrating on his playwriting, this book charts Shepard's various developments and shifts of direction, and the changing contexts in which his work appeared. Engaging, informative, and insightful, The Theatre of Sam Shepard is the definitive source on the works of this innovative and original writer.

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Middleton, Thomas --- Shepard, Sam --- Rowley, William --- Shepard, Sam, --- Middleton, Thomas, --- Technique. --- Film and video adaptations. --- Technique --- Film and video adaptations --- Shepard, Sam, - 1943- - Bodyguard --- Shepard, Sam, - 1943- - Technique --- Middleton, Thomas, - d. 1627. - Changeling --- Middleton, Thomas, - d. 1627. - Film and video adaptations --- SHEPARD (SAM) --- MIDDLETON (THOMAS) --- BODYGUARD, THE --- CHANGELING, THE --- FILM AND VIDEO ADAPTATIONS --- Shepard, Sam, - 1943 --- -Middleton, Thomas, - d. 1627. - Changeling --- Middleton, Thomas, - d. 1627.