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William Inge: Essays and Reminiscences on the Plays and the Man

Jackson R. Bryer

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William Inge's popular plays of the 1950s received Tony nominations and won a Pulitzer Prize . As a screenwriter, he won an Academy Award . Yet Inge's career ended in perceived failure, depression and finally suicide. These previously unpublished essays take a fresh look at some of his most popular work, as well as his less well-known later plays. Inge's work was often ahead of its time, and foreshadowed the influence of popular media and advertising, the sexual revolution and the women's movement. The essays give context for Inge's work within 20th-century American drama, and attest to his exceptional talent. Included are reminiscences which reveal the playwright's charm and generosity, and shed light on how a brilliant, troubled man eventually took his own life.

Language: English

Pages: 291

Format: Paperback

Publisher: McFarland & Company

Release: May 23, 2014

ISBN: 0786476478

ISBN 13: 9780786476473

William Inge: Essays and Reminiscences on the Plays and the Man

Jackson R. Bryer

5/5 ( ratings)

William Inge's popular plays of the 1950s received Tony nominations and won a Pulitzer Prize . As a screenwriter, he won an Academy Award . Yet Inge's career ended in perceived failure, depression and finally suicide. These previously unpublished essays take a fresh look at some of his most popular work, as well as his less well-known later plays. Inge's work was often ahead of its time, and foreshadowed the influence of popular media and advertising, the sexual revolution and the women's movement. The essays give context for Inge's work within 20th-century American drama, and attest to his exceptional talent. Included are reminiscences which reveal the playwright's charm and generosity, and shed light on how a brilliant, troubled man eventually took his own life.

Language: English

Pages: 291

Format: Paperback

Publisher: McFarland & Company

Release: May 23, 2014

ISBN: 0786476478

ISBN 13: 9780786476473

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