Greg Thorson

The New Grotesque:

The Theatre of Martin McDonagh and Tracy Letts

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The theatre of Martin McDonagh and Tracy Letts has
thrilled and
titillated audiences across the world. While some
critics have
dismissed their writing s popularity as solely
reliant on its violent
and shocking subject matter, this book proves that
their plays are
among the most important and influential of
contemporary theatre.
In particular this book examines the influence of the
grotesque on
their writing, providing a historical examination of
the grotesque
and identifies elements of the grotesque in McDonagh
and Letts
plays. This book also examines how McDonagh and Letts
have
reconfigured the traditional grotesque into a new
style, the new
grotesque . Ultimately, through their use of the
grotesque,
McDonagh and Letts have created plays that uniquely
dramatize the
turmoil and complexity of contemporary life. The
plays examined
include: McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The
Pillowman
and The Lieutenant of Inishmore. The chapter on Tracy
Letts is
focused on Killer Joe, Bug and August: Osage County

Produktdetails

• Verlag: VDM Verlag Dr. Müller
• Seitenzahl: 84
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 220mm x 150mm x 4mm
• Gewicht: 126g
• ISBN-13: 9783639171341
• ISBN-10: 3639171349
• Artikelnr.: 26605090

Autorenporträt

Gregory Thorson is a PhD student at the University of Colorado.
He has recieved a BA
from the University of Oregon and a MA from the University of
Colorado. Along with
his scholarly work, Mr. Thorson is an accomplished theatre director.