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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.
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 light on how and why men
bond with each other and complement close analysis of Mamet's
texts.
The second volume of the World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre
covers the Americas, from Canada to Argentina, including the United
States. Entries on twenty-six countries are preceded by specialist
introductions on Theatre in Post-Colonial Latin America, Theatres
of North America, Puppet Theatre, Theatre for Young Audiences,
Music Theatre and Dance Theatre. The essays follow the series
format, allowing for cross-referring across subjects, both within
the volume and between volumes. Each country entry is written by
specialists in the particular country and the volume has its own
teams of regional editors, overseen by the main editorial team
based at the University of York in Canada headed by Don Rubin. Each
entry covers all aspects of theatre genres, practitioners, writers,
critics and styles, with bibliographies, over 200 black & white
photographs and a substantial index. This is a unique volume in its
own right; in conjunction with the other volumes in this series it
forms a reference resource of unparalleled value.
Why did Americans reject the British gentleman as their dominant
model of masculinity? Why is a boy's relationship to his mother a
crucial factor in shaping his masculinity? What and how do boys
learn about what it means to be a man? Holmberg demonstrates how
David Mamet's plays provide insights into these questions, and into
the masculine malaise. Through the gangsters, businessmen,
soldiers, sailors, athletes, frontiersmen and thugs he created,
Mamet celebrates and criticizes American macho. The book provides
close readings of Mamet's well-known plays as well as plays which
have not previously received the critical attention they deserve,
and includes discussions of recent films and unpublished film
scripts that shed light on Mamet's attitudes to American macho.
Holmberg also presents detailed analysis of Mamet as director of
his own plays, which gives fascinating insights into the
playwright's intentions through his instructions to actors on how
to play a part.
Robert Wilson, the leading American avant-garde theatre director,
revolutionised the stage by making visual communication more
important than words. His productions cut across the boundaries
that traditionally have defined theatre, dance, opera and the
visual arts to create a total work of art. This book, the first
comprehensive study of Wilson, traces the evolution of the
director's astonishing career as well as his complex relationship
to language and his visual rhetoric. It explains how he renovated
the stage and describes in detail major productions such as:
Deafman Glance, Einstein on the Beach, and the Civil Wars. Arthur
Holmberg's numerous personal interviews and first-hand observations
of Wilson's creative process, provide an intimate,
behind-the-scenes view of one of our most original directors.
Photographs and sketches from Wilson's private collection are
included, along with a chronology of his work.
Why did Americans reject the British gentleman as their dominant
model of masculinity? Why is a boy's relationship to his mother a
crucial factor in shaping his masculinity? What and how do boys
learn about what it means to be a man? Holmberg demonstrates how
David Mamet's plays provide insights into these questions, and into
the masculine malaise. Through the gangsters, businessmen,
soldiers, sailors, athletes, frontiersmen and thugs he created,
Mamet celebrates and criticizes American macho. The book provides
close readings of Mamet's well-known plays as well as plays which
have not previously received the critical attention they deserve,
and includes discussions of recent films and unpublished film
scripts that shed light on Mamet's attitudes to American macho.
Holmberg also presents detailed analysis of Mamet as director of
his own plays, which gives fascinating insights into the
playwright's intentions through his instructions to actors on how
to play a part.
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