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Beth Henley was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Drama and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play for her first full-length play, Crimes of the Heart , yet there has been no book-length consideration of her body of work until now. This volume includes original essays that contextualize and analyze her works from a variety of perspectives, focusing on her vexed status as a southern writer, her use of the comic grotesque, and her alleged feminist critiques of modern society. Receiving special attention are lesser-known plays which are crucial to understanding Henley's development as a playwright and postmodern thinker.
Contents
Chapter 1 "Dancing on the Edge of a Cliff", Miriam M. Chirico; Chapter 2 Lessons from the Past, Larry G. Mapp; Chapter 3 Moving beyond Mississippi, Gary Richards; Chapter 4 The Lucky Spot as Immanent Critique, Rebecca King; Chapter 5 Abundance or Excess?, Karen L. Laughlin; Chapter 6 Existential Despair and the Modern Neurosis, Gene A. Plunka; Chapter 7 Southern Firecrackers and "Real Bad Days", Linda Rohrer Paige;