John Osborne, Vituperative Artist: A Reading of His Life and Work

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Psychology Press, 2002 - 260 Seiten
Despite the ambivalence of critics and audiences, he is recognized today as one of the most important playwrights of the twentieth century as well as the father of modern British theater. This study by Luc Gilleman provides a fresh critical perspective on Osborne's complete oeuvre, addressing the issues in his plays most relevant today, notably the relationship between his life and work, the function of the gaze, and the construction of gender. Gilleman examines all of the major plays chronologically, offering both detailed analysis and contextual overview.

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Osbornes Phallic
1
Rise to the Top 19561963
35
Of Bears and Traps
45
5
85
6
109
7
119
Society and the Hidden Self
141
9
163
11
182
A Most Necessary Failure
197
A Note on Further Reading
234
Index
254
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Luc Gilleman is Assistant Professor of English at Smith College.

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