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.
| ISBN | 9780815338789 |
| Autor(a) | Fesmire, Julia A. |
| Editora | Routledge |
| Ano de edição | 2002 |
| Páginas | 196 |
| Acabamento | Capa Dura |