1st Edition

John Osborne Vituperative Artist

By Luc Gilleman Copyright 2002
    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    272 Pages
    by Routledge

    For British playwright, John Osborne, there are no brave causes; only people who muddle through life, who hurt, and are often hurt in return. This study deals with Osborne's complete oeuvre and critically examines its form and technique; the function of the gaze; its construction of gender; and the relationship between Osborne's life and work. Gilleman has also traced the evolution of Osborne's reception by turning to critical reviews at the beginning of each chapter.

    I. Exposition (1929-1956) II. Rising Action (1956-1964) Look Back in Anger 1956 The Entertainer 1957 Luther 1961 III. Climax (1964-1968) Inadmissible Evidence 1964 A Patriot for Me 1965 IV. Falling Action (1968-1982) West of Suez 1971 A Sense of Detachment 1972 Watch It Come Down 1975 V. Resolution (1982-1994) Dejavu 1989 VI. Curtain Call

    Biography

    Luc Gilleman

    "Gilleman writes not to bury or to praise Osborne, but to undersatnd the patterns of meaning that animate the plays. She succeeds admirably." Choice."