John Osborne: Vituperative Artist

by Luc Gilleman

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815322016
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/21/2001
Series:	Studies in Modern Drama , #13
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Osborne’s Phallic Art; Part 1 I; Chapter 2 Rise to the Top, 1956–1963; Chapter 3 Look Back in Anger (1956); Chapter 4 The Entertainer (1957); Chapter 5 Luther (1961); Part 2 II; Chapter 6 At the Top, 1964–1971; Chapter 7 Inadmissible Evidence (1964); Chapter 8 A Patriot for Me (1965); Part 3 III; Chapter 9 The Long Descent, 1972–1994; Chapter 10 A Sense of Detachment (1972); Chapter 11 Watch It Come Down (1976); Chapter 12 Déjàvu (1992);

Editorial Reviews

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

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