| America Hurrah and Other Plays: Eat Cake, the Hunter and the Bird, the Serpent, Bad Lady, the Traveler, the Tibetan Book of the Dead Contributor(s): Van Itallie, Jean-Claude (Author), Coco, Bill (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 080213761X ISBN-13: 9780802137616 Publisher: Grove Press OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: Jean-Claude van Itallie is one of the most distinguished playwrights of the American avant-garde. A keen deconstruction of American popular culture, the America Hurrah triptych served notice that here was a major new dramatic voice. Rounded out with such works as Bag Lady, written in the voice of a deceptively insightful homeless woman; The Serpent, a fanciful interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve; The Traveller, which depicts a charismatic and brilliant artist recovering from a stroke; and van Itallie's dazzling play based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, America Hurrah & Other Plays is a definitive collection of the work of a major American playwright. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Performing Arts | Theater - Playwriting |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| LCCN: 00051399 |
| Physical Information: 0.69" H x 5.5" W x 8.25" (0.83 lbs) 288 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jean-Claude van Itallie is one of the most distinguished playwrights of the American avant-garde. A keen deconstruction of American popular culture, the America Hurrah triptych served notice that here was a major new dramatic voice. America Hurrah and Other Plays is a definitive collection of the work of a major American playwright, with such works as Bag Lady, written in the voice of a deceptively insightful homeless woman; The Serpent, a fanciful interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve; The Traveller, which depicts a charismatic and brilliant artist recovering from a stroke; and van Itallie's dazzling play based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead. |
