David Mamet: Language As Dramatic Action

by Anne Dean

Overview

This book supports the claim that David Mamet is possibly the first true verse dramatist by examining in detail his celebrated use of language as dramatic action. Five of Mamet’s best known plays are studied in detail: Sexual Perversity in Chicago, American Buffalo, A Life in the Theatre, Edmond, and Glengarry Glen Ross.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611470895
Publisher:	University Press Copublishing Division
Publication date:	08/01/1990
Pages:	241
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.30(h) x 0.90(d)