Understanding Sam Shepard (Paperback)

James A. Crank

ISBN 10: 1643363735 / ISBN 13: 9781643363738

Published by University of South Carolina Press, South Carolina, 2023

Paperback. An ideal introduction into the complex and compelling dramas of the acclaimed playwright Now available in a paperback edition and featuring a new preface, Understanding Sam Shepard investigates the notoriously complex dramatic world of Sam Shepard, one of America's most prolific, thoughtful, and challenging contemporary playwrights. During his nearly fifty-year career as a writer, actor, director, and producer, Shepard (1943-2017) consistently focused his work on the ever-changing American cultural landscape. James A. Crank's thorough study offers scholars and students of the dramatist a means of understanding Shephard's frequent experimentation with language, setting, character, and theme. The new preface examines Shepard's legacy and his final work of fiction, Spy of the First Person. Investigates the notoriously complex dramatic world of Sam Shepard, one of Americas most prolific, thoughtful, and challenging contemporary playwrights. James Cranks thorough study offers scholars and students of the dramatist a means of understanding Shephards frequent experimentation with language, setting, character, and theme. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9781643363738

Synopsis:

An ideal introduction into the complex and compelling dramas of the acclaimed playwright

Now available in a paperback edition and featuring a new preface, Understanding Sam Shepard investigates the notoriously complex dramatic world of one of America's most prolific, thoughtful, and challenging contemporary playwrights. During his nearly fifty-year career as a writer, actor, director, and producer, Shepard (1943-2017) consistently focused his work on the ever-changing American cultural landscape. James A. Crank's thorough study offers scholars and students of the dramatist a means of understanding Shephard's frequent experimentation with language, setting, character, and theme. The new preface examines Shepard's legacy and his final work of fiction, Spy of the First Person.

About the Author:

James A. Crank is associate professor of American literature at the University of Alabama, a former National Humanities Center Summer Fellow, and co-host of the podcast "The Sound and the Furious." His other books include Understanding Randall Kenan, New Approaches to Gone with the Wind, and Race and New Modernisms.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Understanding Sam Shepard (Paperback)
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press, South Carolina
Publication Date: 2023
Binding: Paperback
Condition: new