| Neil Simon: A Casebook Contributor(s): Konas, Gary (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0815321325 ISBN-13: 9780815321323 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $94.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 1997 Annotation: The 16 essays and interviews in this volume explore the background and works of Neil Simon, the most successful playwright in American history. Several of the entries trace Simon's Jewish heritage and its influence on his plays. Although Simon is best known as a writer of a remarkable series of hit Broadway comedies, the contributors to this book have identified a number of "serious" recurring themes in his work, suggesting that a reassessment of the playwright as a dramatist is appropriate. Three interviews with Simon and his longtime producer yield valuable facts about the playwright that will, along with the critical essays, aid the scholar seeking new insights into contemporary American drama in general and Neil Simon in particular. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Literary Collections | Essays |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| LCCN: 96045084 |
| Series: Casebooks on Modern Dramatists |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 5.64" W x 8.92" (0.99 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: First Published in 1997.The 16 essays and interviews in this volume explore the background and works of Neil Simon, the most successful playwright in American history. Several of the entries trace Simon's Jewish heritage and its influence on his plays. Although Simon is best known as a writer of a remarkable series of hit Broadway comedies, the contributors to this book have identified a number of serious recurring themes in his work, suggesting that a reassessment of the playwright as a dramatist is appropriate. Three interviews with Simon and his longtime producer yield valuable facts about the playwright that will, along with the critical essays, aid the scholar seeking new insights into contemporary American drama in general and Neil Simon in particular. |