The Cambridge Companion to Edward Albee (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

Edward Albee, perhaps best known for his acclaimed and infamous 1960s drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, is one of America's greatest living playwrights. Now in his seventies, he is still writing challenging, award-winning dramas. The essays in this collection provide a comprehensive, multi-faceted survey of Albee's career. Written in an engaging and accessible way, this book should appeal equally to students, scholars, and general readers. Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané -- John M. Clum Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané -- John M. Clum -- Thomas P. Adler Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané -- John M. Clum -- Thomas P. Adler -- Brenda Murphy Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané -- John M. Clum -- Thomas P. Adler -- Brenda Murphy -- Gerry McCarthy Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané -- John M. Clum -- Thomas P. Adler -- Brenda Murphy -- Gerry McCarthy -- Stephen Bottoms Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané -- John M. Clum -- Thomas P. Adler -- Brenda Murphy -- Gerry McCarthy -- Stephen Bottoms -- Christopher Bigsby Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané -- John M. Clum -- Thomas P. Adler -- Brenda Murphy -- Gerry McCarthy -- Stephen Bottoms -- Christopher Bigsby -- Rakesh H. Solomon Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané -- John M. Clum -- Thomas P. Adler -- Brenda Murphy -- Gerry McCarthy -- Stephen Bottoms -- Christopher Bigsby -- Rakesh H. Solomon -- Linda Ben-Zvi Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané -- John M. Clum -- Thomas P. Adler -- Brenda Murphy -- Gerry McCarthy -- Stephen Bottoms -- Christopher Bigsby -- Rakesh H. Solomon -- Linda Ben-Zvi -- J. Ellen Gainor Introduction: The man who had three lives / -- Stephen Bottoms -- Philip C. Kolin -- Matthew Roudané -- John M. Clum -- Thomas P. Adler -- Brenda Murphy -- Gerry McCarthy -- Stephen Bottoms -- Christopher Bigsby -- Rakesh H. Solomon -- Linda Ben-Zvi -- J. Ellen Gainor -- Ruby Cohn Introduction: The man who had three lives /-- Stephen Bottoms-- Philip C. Kolin-- Matthew Roudané-- John M. Clum-- Thomas P. Adler-- Brenda Murphy-- Gerry McCarthy-- Stephen Bottoms-- Christopher Bigsby-- Rakesh H. Solomon-- Linda Ben-Zvi-- J. Ellen Gainor-- Ruby Cohn-- Stephen Bottoms. Edward Albee, Perhaps Best Known For His Acclaimed And Infamous 1960s Drama Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?, Is One Of America's Greatest Living Playwrights. Now In His Seventies, He Is Still Writing Challenging, Award-winning Dramas. This Collection Of New Essays On Albee, Which Includes Contributions From The Leading Commentators On Albee's Work, Brings Fresh Critical Insights To Bear By Exploring The Full Scope Of The Playwright's Career, From His 1959 Breakthrough With The Zoo Story To His Most Recent Broadway Success, The Goat, Or Who Is Sylvia? (2002). The Contributors Include Scholars Of Both Theatre And English Literature, And The Essays Thus Consider The Plays Both As Literary Texts And As Performed Drama. The Collection Considers A Number Of Albee's Lesser-known And Neglected Works, Provides A Comprehensive Introduction And Overview, And Includes An Exclusive, Original Interview With Mr Albee, On Topics Spanning His Whole Career. --publisher. Introduction: The Man Who Had Three Lives / Stephen Bottoms -- Albee's Early One-act Plays: A New American Playwright From Whom Much Is To Be Expected / Philip C. Kolin -- Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf?: Toward The Marrow / Matthew Roudané -- Withered Age And Stale Custom: Marriage, Diminution, And Sex In Tiny Alice, A Delicate Balance, And Finding The Sun / John M. Clum -- Albee's 31/2: The Pulitzer Plays / Thomas P. Adler -- Albee's Threnodies: Box-mao-box, All Over, The Lady From Dubuque, And Three Tall Women / Brenda Murphy -- Minding The Play: Thought And Feeling In Albee's Hermetic Works / Gerry Mccarthy -- Albee's Monster Children: Adaptations And Confrontations / Stephen Bottoms -- Better Alert Than Numb: Albee Since The Eighties / Christopher Bigsby -- Albee Stages Marriage Play: Cascading Action, Audience Taste, And Dramatic Paradox / Rakesh H. Solomon -- Playing The Cloud Circuit: Albee's Vaudeville Show / Linda Ben-zvi -- Albee's The Goat: Rethinking Tragedy For The 21st Century / J. Ellen Gainor -- Words; Words ... They're Such A Pleasure. (an Afterword) / Ruby Cohn -- Borrowed Time: An Interview With Edward Albee / Stephen Bottoms. Edited By Stephen Bottoms. 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A comprehensive survey of the work of one of America's greatest living playwrights, Edward Albee.