266 Pages
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Routledge
266 Pages
by
Routledge
238 Pages
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Routledge
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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.
Chapter 1 The House that Jimmy Built, Ronald Bryden; Chapter 2 Beyond Anger, David Galef; Chapter 3 The Personal, the Political, and the Postmodern in Osborne’s Look Back in Anger and Déjávu, Austin E. Quigley; Chapter 4 Osborne on the Fault Line, William W. Demastes; Chapter 5 The Logic of Anger and Despair, Luc M. Gilleman; Chapter 6 The Entertainer as a Text for Performance, Robert Gordon; Chapter 7 Luther, David Graver; Chapter 8 From out of the Shadow of Nicol Williamson, Mark Hawkins-Dady; Chapter 9 Seduced by Meritocracy, Robert F. Gross; Chapter 10 “Honey, I Blew up the Ego”, Sheila Stowell; Chapter 11 John Osborne, Summer 1993, Kimball King; Chapter 12 The Angry Young Man Who Stayed that Way, John Mortimer; Chapter 13 A Memory of John Osborne, Arnold Wesker; Chapter 14 Eulogy for John Osborne, David Hare;
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Kimball King, Patricia D. Denison
"Excellent bibliography; recommended for upper-division and graduate collections." -- Choice
