Sam Shepard on the German Stage: Critics, Politics, Myths

Benet, Carol

ISBN 10: 082041624X / ISBN 13: 9780820416243

Edité par Peter Lang Pub Inc, 1993

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Peter Lang Pub Inc, 1993. Cover rubbed/lightly soiled, corners lightly rubbed/bumped, spine ends lightly bumped; edges lightly soiled; ffep has faint erasures and author's signature and inscription in blue ink; binding tight; cover, edges, and interior intact and clean except as noted. . Signed by Author. Hard Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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• Titre: Sam Shepard on the German Stage: Critics, Politics, Myths
• Éditeur: Peter Lang Pub Inc
• Date de parution: 1993
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 082041624X
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780820416243
• Reliure: Hardcover
• État de l'article: Very Good
• Signé: Signé par l'auteur
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Synopsis

Sam Shepard, the noted contemporary playwright and movie star, creates his own version of the American myth in a super-realistic, avant-garde world of cowboys, gangsters, artists and rock stars. Thirteen of Shepard's plays have appeared in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. To understand Shepard's reception, Carol Benet probes many neglected areas concerning the German language productions. She examines the roles of the translator, talent scout, agent, publisher, theater staff, critic, local government and even the program book in the reception of a foreign playwright. The answers elucidate a more fundamental question: How is the canon of dramatic literature established?

À propos de l?auteur

The Author: Carol Ann Levin Benet received a B.A. in English and an M.A. in French from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Comparative Literature form the University of California, Berkeley. She has taugth Comparative Literature and French at UC Berkeley and Washington State University. As a drama critic in Marin County, Californaia, and a member of the San Francisco Bay Area Drama Critics Circle, Dr. Benet sees the theater in America from a privileged position. To research this book, she lived and travelled in Germany where she conducted interviews and visited archives and theaters.