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His plays are performed on and off Broadway and in all the major regional American theatres. They are also widely performed and studied in Europe, particularly in Britain, Germany, and France, finding both a popular and scholarly audience. In this collection of seventeen original essays, American and European authors from different professional and academic backgrounds explore the various aspects of Shepard’s career – his plays, poetry, music, fiction, acting, directing, and film work. The volume covers the major plays, including Curse of the Starving Class, Buried Child, and True West, as well as other lesser known but vitally important works. A thorough chronology of Shepard’s life and career, together with biographical chapters, a note from the legendary Joseph Chaikin, and an interview with the playwright, give a fascinating first-hand account of an exuberant and experimental personality.  \nTHE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO  \nSAM SHEPARD  \nEDITED BY MATTHEW ROUDAN ´E  \nGeorgia State University  \n􀀁􀀂􀀃􀀄􀀅􀀆􀀇􀀈􀀉 􀀊􀀋􀀆􀀌􀀉􀀅􀀍􀀆􀀎􀀏 􀀐􀀅􀀉􀀍􀀍  \nCambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, São Paulo  \nCambridge University Press  \nThe Edinburgh Building, Cambridge 􀀁􀀄􀀑 􀀑􀀅􀀊, United Kingdom  \nPublished in the United States of America by Cambridge University Press, New York [www.cambridge.org](www.cambridge.org)  \nInformation on this [title:](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521771580)[ www.cambridge.org/9780521771580](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521771580)[ ](title: www.cambridge.org/9780521771580)© Cambridge University Press 2002  \nThis book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press.  \nFirst published in print format 2002  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀓􀀔  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀓􀀕  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀓􀀔  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀓􀀕  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀓􀀔  \n􀀆􀀍􀀄􀀋-􀀓􀀕  \n978-0-511-06670 􀀑 eBook (NetLibrary)  \n0-511-06670 􀀘 eBook (NetLibrary)  \n978-0-521-77158 􀀕 hardback 0-521-77158 􀀗 hardback  \n978-0-521-77766 􀀗 paperback 0-521-77766 􀀖 paperback  \nCambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accuracy of 􀀊􀀅􀀒s for external or third-party internet websites referred to in this book, and does not guarantee that any content on such websites is, or will remain, accurate or appropriate.  \nFor Susan and Nickolas  \nCONTENTS  \nAcknowledgments page ix  \nNotes on contributors xi  \nChronology xv  \nIntroduction 1  \nmatthew rou dan   \n1 Born injured: the theatre of Sam Shepard 7 christopher bigsby  \n2 Shepard and Off-Off-Broadway: the unseen hand of Theatre Genesis 34 stephen j . bottoms  \n3 Shepard on Shepard: an interview 64 matthew rou dan   \n4 A note on Sam Shepard 81 joseph chai kin  \n5 Joseph Chaikin and Sam Shepard in collaboration 83 marc robinson  \n6 Repetition and regression in Curse of the Starving Class  \nand Buried Child 111  \nthomas p . adler  \n7 Shepard writes about writing 123 brenda murphy  \n8 Reflections of the past in True West and A Lie of the Mind 139 leslie kane  \n9 Patriarchal pathology from The Holy Ghostly to Silent Tongue 154 carla j . mc don ough  \ncontents  \n10 The classic Western and Sam Shepard’s family sagas 171 john m . cl um  \n11 European textures: adapting Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus 189 johan cal lens  \n12 Sam Shepard and the cinema 210 kimball king  \n13 Sam Shepard as musical experimenter 227 david j . de rose  \n14 Sam Shepard’s nondramatic works 247 ann c . hall  \n15 States of Shock, Simpatico, and Eyes for Consuela: Sam Shepard’s  \nplays of the 1990s 257  \nleslie a . wade  \n16 Sam Shepard’s The Late Henry Moss 279 matthew rou dan   \n17 Sam Shepard: a bibliographic essay and production overview 292 susan c . w . abbot son  \nSelect bibliography 311  \nIndex 320","cbCaigabrXWpufRs","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigabrXWpufRs","pdf",1555677,353,"English","# Contents\n## Acknowledgments page ix\n## Notes on contributors xi\n## Chronology xv\n## Introduction 1\n## 1 Born injured: the theatre of Sam Shepard 7\n## 2 Shepard and Off-Off-Broadway: the unseen hand of Theatre Genesis 34\n## 3 Shepard on Shepard: an interview 64\n## 4 A note on Sam Shepard 81\n## 5 Joseph Chaikin and Sam Shepard in collaboration 83\n## 6 Repetition and regression in Curse of the Starving Class and Buried Child 111\n## 7 Shepard writes about writing 123\n## 8 Reflections of the past in True West and A Lie of the Mind 139\n## 9 Patriarchal pathology from The Holy Ghostly to Silent Tongue 154\n## 10 The classic Western and Sam Shepard’s family sagas 171\n## 11 European textures: adapting Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor Faustus 189\n## 12 Sam Shepard and the cinema 210\n## 13 Sam Shepard as musical experimenter 227\n## 14 Sam Shepard’s nondramatic works 247\n## 15 States of Shock, Simpatico, and Eyes for Consuela: Sam Shepard’s plays of the 1990s 257\n## 16 Sam Shepard’s The Late Henry Moss 279\n## 17 Sam Shepard: a bibliographic essay and production overview 292\n## Select bibliography 311\n## Index 320","[{\"question\":\"What scope of work does the Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard cover?\",\"answer\":\"It examines multiple facets of Shepard’s career, including his major plays as well as poetry, music, fiction, acting, directing, and film work.\"},{\"question\":\"How is the book structured?\",\"answer\":\"The volume consists of seventeen original essays, supplemented by a chronology, biographical chapters, a note from Joseph Chaikin, and an interview with the playwright.\"},{\"question\":\"Which major plays are specifically discussed in the companion?\",\"answer\":\"The text highlights discussions of Curse of the Starving Class, Buried Child, and True West, alongside other lesser known but important works.\"}]","The Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard - Edited by Matthew Roudané - Collection of Seventeen Original Essays | PDF",1789986130,544]