{"product_id":"9781643363820-understanding-david-mamet","title":"Understanding David Mamet","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith a New Preface\u003cbr\u003eAnalyses the broad range of David Mamet’s plays and places them in the context of his career as a prolific writer of fiction and nonfiction prose, as well as drama. Brenda Murphy centres her discussion around Mamet’s most significant plays and his three novels.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new preface covers Mamet's most recent plays and nonfiction writing\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eUnderstanding David Mamet\u003c\/i\u003e analyzes the broad range of David Mamet's plays and places them in the context of his career as a prolific writer of fiction and nonfiction prose, as well as drama. In addition to playwriting and directing for the theater, Mamet also writes, directs, and produces for film and television, and he writes essays, fiction, poetry, and even children's books. Author Brenda Murphy centers her discussion around Mamet's most significant plays—\u003ci\u003eGlengarry Glen Ross, Oleanna, American Buffalo, Speed-the-Plow, The Cryptogram, Sexual Perversity in Chicago, Edmond, The Woods, Lakeboat, Boston Marriage,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Duck Variations\u003c\/i\u003e—as well as his three novels—\u003ci\u003eThe Village, The Old Religion,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWilson.\u003c\/i\u003e Murphy also notes how Mamet's one-act and less known plays provide important context for the major plays and help to give a fuller sense of the scope of his art. In her new preface, Murphy provides an overview of Mamet's plays, fiction, and essays in the 2010s and the continued move to the right in his political and cultural thinking.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55181811941750,"sku":"9781643363820","price":16.68,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_38153081_7c2fad47-6336-401b-baef-e6cfae4aff42.jpg?v=1763759368","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781643363820-understanding-david-mamet","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}