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Sam Shepard and the American Theatre (Hardcover)
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Sam Shepard and the American Theatre (Hardcover)
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No dramatist in the recent history of the American theatre has
gained more celebrity than Sam Shepard. Exploring a career that
includes fifty stage and screen plays, four books of nondramatic
writings, and over a dozen appearances in feature films, this work
traces Shepard's rise from an Off-Off-Broadway renegade to a
Hollywood leading man, and explores his evolution from
counterculture to cultural icon. The study situates Shepard's
career within the shifting production modes and economic contexts
of the American entertainment industry, and views his popularity
against the identity politics of postwar American culture. Through
an analysis of his life, plays and screen roles, this book
investigates how Shepard's dramatic voice and film persona address
issues of American consensus and community. The study argues that
Shepard's popularity--in an era of cultural diversification and
dissent--owes much to nationalism and nostalgia and begs important
questions concerning American myths, media representations, and the
construction of an American audience.
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