Oleanna (Student Editions)

Oleanna (Student Editions)

by David Mamet (Author), David Mamet (Author), David Mamet (Author), David Mamet (Author)

Synopsis

Mamet's ground-breaking and controversial play on the male-female power struggle, annotated with an introduction, notes and commentary. An ear for reproducing everyday language has long been David Mamet's hallmark and he has now employed it to skewer the dogmatic, puritannical streak which has become commonplace on and off the campus. With Oleanna he continues an exploration of male-female conflicts begun with Sexual Perversity in Chicago in 1974. Oleanna cogently demonstrates that when free thought and dialogue are imperilled, nobody wins. (Michael Wise, Independent) In Oleanna John and Carol go to it with hand-to hand combat that amounts to a primal struggle for power. As usual with Mamet, the vehicle for that combat is crackling, highly distilled dialogue unencumbered by literary frills or phony theatrical ones. (Frank Rich, International Herald Tribune)

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Format: paperback
Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published:

ISBN 10: 0413773760
ISBN 13: 9780413773760
Book Overview: Set text for EDEXCEL GCE A Level English Language and Literature Student Edition with full commentary, plot summary, notes and questions for further study A top 30 Methuen Drama title

Media Reviews
John and Carol go to it with hand-to hand combat that amounts to a primal struggle for power. As usual with Mamet, the vehicle for that combat is crackling, highly distilled dialogue unencumbered by literary frills or phony theatrical ones. Frank Rich, International Herald Tribune An ear for reproducing everyday language has long been David Mamet's hallmark and he has now employed it to skewer the dogmatic, puritannical streak which has become commonplace on and off the campus. With Oleanna he continues an exploration of male-female conflicts begun with Sexual Perversity in Chicago in 1974. Oleanna cogently demonstrates that when free thought and dialogue are imperilled, nobody wins. Michael Wise, Independent
Author Bio
David Mamet is one of the most distinctive voices on the contemporary American stage. He was born and had his first and many subsequent plays premiere in Chicago. His screenplays include: The Postman Always Rings Twice, The Verdict, The Untouchables, We're No Angels and Glengarry Glen Ross; he was writer and director for House of Games, Things Change and Homicide.