David Mamet and Male Friendship - Buddy Plays and Buddy Films (Hardcover)

Throughout most of history, deep male bonds anchored a man's life. Why, then, are male friendships so impoverished in America today? Mamet's plays and films dramatize the conflicts, contradictions, and covert affection between men. No other American playwright has explored the war zone we call male friendship with as sharp a scalpel as Mamet's. His work shows both the necessity of and the difficulty in male friendships. Using insights from psychology, sociology, anthropology, and the history of sexuality, Holmberg explores the ambiguity that drives male bonding. Personal interviews with Mamet and with the actors who have interpreted his major roles shed new light on how and why men bond with each other and complement - in an unexpected and unique way - Holmberg's close analysis of Mamet's texts.

General

Imprint:	Palgrave Macmillan
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	April 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Arthur Holmberg
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	260
ISBN-13:	978-1-137-30518-3
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Films, cinema > General Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Men's studies
LSN:	1-137-30518-5
Barcode:	9781137305183

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