A Body Across the Map The Father-Son Plays of Sam Shepard |
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| Author:
| Taav, Michael |
| Series title: | Artists and Issues in the Theatre Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8204-4433-8 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2000 |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang AG International Academic Publishers
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $34.15 |
Book Description:
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As an actor, screenwriter, director, short story writer, and, most significantly, a playwright, Sam Shepard has long been an important figure on the American cultural landscape.
A Body Across the Map focuses on the character conflict central to Shepard's most significant plays; that between fathers and sons. Beginning with
The Rock Garden and concluding with
A Lie of the Mind, this analysis shows how Shepard's worldview has evolved over a 20-year span. A...
More DescriptionAs an actor, screenwriter, director, short story writer, and, most significantly, a playwright, Sam Shepard has long been an important figure on the American cultural landscape. A Body Across the Map focuses on the character conflict central to Shepard's most significant plays; that between fathers and sons. Beginning with The Rock Garden and concluding with A Lie of the Mind, this analysis shows how Shepard's worldview has evolved over a 20-year span. A long-standing pessimist who saw Oedipal revenge as a necessity, and genetic determination as inescapable, Shepard ultimately disavows these dark worldviews in favor of one where gentleness, spiritual generosity, cooperation, and the acceptance of long-denied truths prevail over rage, self-interest, and biological predestination.