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David Mamet and Male Friendship - Buddy Plays and Buddy Films (Hardcover): Arthur Holmberg David Mamet and Male Friendship - Buddy Plays and Buddy Films (Hardcover)
Arthur Holmberg
R1,879 Discovery Miles 18 790 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre - Volume 2: The Americas (Hardcover): Arthur Holmberg, Carlos Solorzano World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre - Volume 2: The Americas (Hardcover)
Arthur Holmberg, Carlos Solorzano
R10,219 Discovery Miles 102 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days




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David Mamet and American Macho (Paperback): Arthur Holmberg David Mamet and American Macho (Paperback)
Arthur Holmberg
R958 Discovery Miles 9 580 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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which have not previously received the critical attention they deserve, and includes discussions of recent films and unpublished film scripts that shed light on Mamet's attitudes to American macho.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.

David Mamet and American Macho (Hardcover, New): Arthur Holmberg David Mamet and American Macho (Hardcover, New)
Arthur Holmberg
R2,584 R2,145 Discovery Miles 21 450 Save R439 (17%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

David Mamet and Male Friendship - Buddy Plays and Buddy Films (Paperback, 1st ed. 2014): Arthur Holmberg David Mamet and Male Friendship - Buddy Plays and Buddy Films (Paperback, 1st ed. 2014)
Arthur Holmberg
R2,069 Discovery Miles 20 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

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 Theatre of Robert Wilson (Paperback): Arthur Holmberg The Theatre of Robert Wilson (Paperback)
Arthur Holmberg
R1,382 Discovery Miles 13 820 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre - Volume 2: The Americas (Paperback): Arthur Holmberg, Carlos Solorzano World Encyclopedia of Contemporary Theatre - Volume 2: The Americas (Paperback)
Arthur Holmberg, Carlos Solorzano
R1,551 Discovery Miles 15 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

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.

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