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A perceptive study of the relationship between contemporary play writing and the society that gives rise to it
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In one tragic moment, Sam Shepard's family was gone.His wife and children taken from him in a tragic accident following a bitter
argument.Sam is left alone struggling with a mountain of guilt and a chasm of grief that can only be filled with alcohol.When a young, attractive woman comes to stay at his inn, Sam thinks his luck might be changing.She brings him comfort and a kindred spirit suffering through her own loss.Is she the answer to everything he has been wrestling with for all this time?Soon after, Sam begins to have dreams about his dead wife and have hallucinations of her speaking tomhim.Has the alcohol finally gotten the best of him?

With the help of his manager Natalie, his best friend Curtis and his
Pastor; can Sam follow the clues that will save his future -- or will he just become another victim of The Caealitus? ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Sam Shepard (born November 5, 1943) is an American playwright, actor, and television and film director. He is author of several books of short stories, essays, and memoirs, and received the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1979 for his play, Buried Child. As a film actor, Shepard is perhaps best known for his Academy Award nominated portrayal of pilot Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff (1983).Born Samuel Shepard Rogers III in Fort Sheridan, Illinois, he worked on a ranch as a teenager. His father, Samuel Shepard Rogers, Jr., was a teacher, farmer, and served in the United States Army Air Forces as a bomber pilot during World War II. His mother, Jane Elaine (née Schook), was a teacher and a native of Chicago, Illinois. ... Read more

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Turn to "Drama for Students" to get your research done in record time. Brought to you by Thomson Gale--the world's leading source of literary criticism and analysis--this e-doc contains: plot summary; character analysis; author biography; an overview of the play's themes, style, and historical context; a compendium of in-depth critical material; study questions; suggestions for further reading; and much more.

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Buried Child Un-buried!
This .pdf pamphlet is essential to understanding Shephard's 1979 Pulitzer award winning play.But DON'T read this until AFTER you have seen or read this tough play.I had thought that most of the characters might have been ghosts, none real except for Shelly and Vince - a couple stepping back in time into a fractured family's home.This short book completely explains each character and symbol.Just wonderful.BHH. ... Read more

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Why Sam Shepard : A Casebook was only okay
The book held plenty of information, and is therefor quite useful. However, it could have been written in a somewhat easier to digest way. ... Read more

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"Sam Shepard's 'Buried Child'" is a critical edition of this Pulitzer Prize-winning American play. The book includes an introductory essay on "Buried Child" (1979) and the drama of Sam Shepard in general; a bibliography of Shepard's work in both drama and film; a critical bibliography of writings on Shepard's drama; credits and critical reviews of the original American production and revival of "Buried Child"; the full text of the play; and explanatory notes to accompany any reading of "Buried Child".In sum, "Sam Shepard's 'Buried Child'" is a useful guide to the biographical, artistic, and critical context of one of the best American plays of the twentieth century. ... Read more

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This is nonfiction commentary. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Buried Child, True West, the Tooth of Crime, a Lie of the Mind, Tongues, Cowboy Mouth, Curse of the Starving Class, La Turista, the God of Hell, Geography of a Horse Dreamer, Suicide in B Flat, Simpatico, Angel City, Action, Operation Sidewinder. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Buried Child is a play by Sam Shepard first presented in 1978. It won the 1979 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and launched Shepard to national fame as a playwright. Buried Child is a piece of theater which depicts the fragmentation of the American nuclear family in a context of disappointment and disillusionment with American mythology and the American dream, the 1970s rural economic slowdown and the breakdown of traditional family structures and values. Shepard's intention was to create a narrative which communicated and reflected the frustrations of American people but at the same time was engaging and entertaining. Set in a context which is easily recognisable, the American farming family, and centered around issues which are universal, the disillusionment with the American dream and the traditional patriarch, Buried Child reflects the universal frustrations of American people. The postmodern style which Shepard uses incorporates surrealism and symbolism in the realistic framework of a family drama. This platform allows for engaging visceral theatre. Shepard is able to create images in the imaginations of people through the use of surrealism and symbolism, evoke and harness the experiences of his audience through its postmodern nature and keep the audience comfortable in the trappings of realism. Buried Child incorporates many postmodern elements such as the mixing of genres, the deconstruction of a grand narrative, and the use of pastiche and ...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=3342334 ... Read more