John Osborne: A Casebook

by Patricia D. Denison (Editor)

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:	9781138884083
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/23/2015
Series:	Casebooks on Modern Dramatists
Pages:	266
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Kimball King, Patricia D. Denison

Table of Contents

General Editor's Note Kimball King ix

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction Patricia D. Denison xiii

Chronology Patricia D. Denison xxvii

The House That Jimmy Built Ronald Bryden 3

Beyond Anger: Osborne's Wrestle with Language and Meaning David Galef 21

The Personal, the Political, And the Postmodern In Osborne's Look Back In Anger and Déjàvu Austin E. Quigley 35

Osborne on the Fault Line: Jimmy Porter on the Postmodern Verge William W. Demastes 61

The Logic of Anger and Despair: A Pragmatic Approach to John Osborne's Look Back in Anger Luc M. Gilleman 71

The Entertainer as a Text for Performance Robert Gordon 91

Luther: The Morbid Grandeur of Corporeal History David Graver 115

From Out of the Shadow of Nicol Williamson: Inadmissible Evidence Mark Hawkins-Dady 127

Seduced By Meritocracy: Class and Sexuality in a Patriot for Me Robert F. Gross 147

"Honey, I Blew Up The Ego": John Osborne's Déjàvu Sheila Stowell 167

John Osborne, Summer 1993 Kimball King 175

The Angry Young Man Who Stayed That Way John Mortimer 183

A Memory of John Osborne Arnold Wesker 187

Eulogy for John Osborne David Hare 193

Bibliography Patricia D. Denison Michal Lemberger 197

Contributors 223

Index 227

Editorial Reviews

"Excellent bibliography; recommended for upper-division and graduate collections." — Choice

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