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David Mamet: A Research and Production Sourcebook

Book by David K. Sauer, Janice A. Sauer; Praeger, 2003

Subjects:

Mamet, David--Criticism And Interpretation, Mamet, David--Dramatic Production, Mamet, David--Stage History

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

The most complete record of a contemporary American dramatist available, David Mamet: A Resource and Production Sourcebook is the result of ten years' research by a widely published drama and theatre scholar and a university bibliographic specialist. Presenting a complete overview of all reviews and ...
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The most complete record of a contemporary American dramatist available, David Mamet: A Resource and Production Sourcebook is the result of ten years' research by a widely published drama and theatre scholar and a university bibliographic specialist. Presenting a complete overview of all reviews and scholarshp on Mamet, the authors challenge assumptions about the playwright, such as the charge that he is an antifeminist writer. This comprehensive sourcebook is an essential purchase for Mamet scholars and students of American drama alike.
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David Mamet: Language as Dramatic Action

Book by Anne Dean; Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 1990

Subjects:

Mamet, David--Criticism And Interpretation, Mamet, David--Language, Mamet, David--Motion Picture Plays

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

DAVID MAMET Language as Dramatic Action Anne Dean...Publication Data Dean, Anne, 1950- David Mamet : language as dramatic action / Anne Dean...ISBN 0-8386-3367-6 (alk. paper) 1. Mamet, David-Criticism and interpretation. 2. Mamet...
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The Passion of David Lynch: Wild at Heart in Hollywood

Book by Martha P. Nochimson; University of Texas Press, 1997

Subjects:

Lynch, David--1946---Criticism And Interpretation

Collections: Entire Library

...with that of Joel and Ethan Coen Barton Fink , 1991 , Peter Greenaway Drowning by Numbers , 1988 , David Mamet House of Games , 1987 , Neil Jordan Mona Lisa , 1986 , and David Cronenberg Naked Lunch , 1991...
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The Dramatic Art of David Storey: The Journey of a Playwright

Book by Herbert Liebman; Greenwood Press, 1996

Subjects:

Drama, Storey, David--1933---Criticism And Interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

The only book to treat in detail all the plays of contemporary English playwright David Storey, this study focuses on the major themes found in his work: the worlds of madness, work, and the family. Storey's developing technique as a dramatist is closely examined and attention is given to his ...
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The only book to treat in detail all the plays of contemporary English playwright David Storey, this study focuses on the major themes found in his work: the worlds of madness, work, and the family. Storey's developing technique as a dramatist is closely examined and attention is given to his experimental concerns. In addition, Liebman identifies relationships between Storey's fiction and his drama, highlighting how similar themes and characters appear in both his novels and his plays. The study also includes discussion of contemporary thinking on Storey by scholars, critics, and theatre professionals.
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A History of Narrative Film

Book by David A. Cook; W. W. Norton, 1996

Subjects:

Motion Pictures--History

Collections: Entire Library

...HISTORY OF NARRATIVE FILM THIRD EDITION David A . Cook Emory University W W Norton...Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cook, David A. A history of narrative film / David A. Cook. 3rd ed. p. cm. Includes bibliographical...

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Journal Articles on: david mamet

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Plato in Hollywood: David Mamet and the Power of Illusions

Journal article by Howard Pearce; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 32, 1999

Subjects:

Dramatists--Works, Filmmakers--Works, Mamet, David--Works

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

Plato in Hollywood: David Mamet and the power of illusions...which we feel secure" (64). For David Mamet as for Gadamer, the theater challenges...like the artist, Socratess Ion or David Mamet. His doubleness in the drama of...
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Brass Balls: Masculine Communication and the Discourse of Capitalism in David Mamet's Glengarry Glen Ross

Journal article by Andrea Greenbaum; The Journal of Men's Studies, Vol. 8, 1999

Subjects:

Characters and characteristics--Evaluation, Communication--Demographic aspects, Glengarry Glen Ross (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mamet, David--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Masculinity (Psychology)--Evaluation

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...ANDREA GREENBAUM Key Words: David Mamet, masculinity, language, capitalism...version of Glengarry Glen Ross, David Mamet creates a new character for his...REFERENCES Almansi, G. (1986). David Mamet, a virtuoso of invective. In M...
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Taking It Back: Crises of Currency in David Mamet's American Buffalo

Journal article by William Little; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 37, 2004

Subjects:

American Buffalo (Play)--Criticism and interpretation, Drama--Criticism and interpretation, Mamet, David--Criticism and interpretation, Plays--Criticism and interpretation

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...escape materiality altogether. David Mamets play American Buffalo opens...statement dramatizes a point that Mamet makes in much of his work: if one...1830-1870. New Haven: Yale UP, 1982. Mamet, David. American Buffalo. New York: Grove...
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"Real Classical Money": Naturalism and Mamet's American Buffalo

Journal article by Jon Dietrick; Twentieth Century Literature, Vol. 52, 2006

Subjects:

American Buffalo (Play), American naturalism (Literature), American writers--Works, Authors, American--Works, Mamet, David--Works, Social drama

Collections: Literature, Entire Library

...investigated these anxieties than David Mamet, whose work for the stage and screen...91). Works cited Bigsby, C.W. E. David Mamet. Contemporary Writers series. Ed...19.1 (2000): 17-29. Dean, Anne. David Mamet: Language as Dramatic Action. Rutherford...
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Against Tribalism: The Perils of Ethnic Identity in Mamet's Homicide

Journal article by Philip Hanson; CLIO, Vol. 31, 2002

Subjects:

Ethnicity--Portrayals, depictions, etc., Homicide (Motion picture)--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Mamet, David--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Collections: Philosophy, History, Literature, Entire Library

...Ethnicity in the Work of David Mamet (New York: St. Martins...review of "Homicide" by David Mamet, Rolling Stone, 31 October...Glengarry Glen Ross," in David Mamets Glengarry Glen...The Rhythm of Talking in Mamet," Theatre Journal 44.2...

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Magazine Articles on: david mamet

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Boot Camp with David Mamet: Out of the Rigors of Actor-Training Emerge a Theatre Company and School

Magazine article by Jordan Lage; American Theatre, Vol. 21, January 2004

Subjects:

Actors--Training, Actresses--Training, Mamet, David--Management, Theater workshops--Personal narratives

Collections: Entire Library

Boot Camp with David Mamet: Out of the Rigors of Actor-Training...FIRST ACTING CLASS WITH THE PLAYWRIGHT DAVID MAMET began inauspiciously. I arrived late...15 minutes early. Most people know David Mamet as one of Americas premier dramatists...
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A Talent for Deception: David Mamet Is a Master Craftsman, as This Sparkling World Premiere Shows

Magazine article by Andrew Billen; New Statesman, Vol. 136, June 4, 2007

Subjects:

Jon Ronson On ... (Radio program)--Radio program reviews, Keep Your Pantheon (Radio program)--Radio program reviews, Radio programs--Radio program reviews

Collections: Entire Library

A Talent for Deception: David Mamet Is a Master Craftsman...Jon Ronson On ... Radio 4 David Mamets Keep Your Pantheon...engine, so I suspect that Mamet, in fact, made this up...vulnerability. I suspect Mamet, as an American, knows...
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Mametogram, or How to Write like David Mamet

Magazine article by Randy Gener; American Theatre, Vol. 23, March 2006

Collections: Entire Library

Mametogram, or How to Write like David Mamet. by Randy Gener CHICAGO...is inquiring about the Goodmans "David Mamet Write-Alike Contest," is seated...about some dope bleeding on a ham. Mamet wrote this to provoke me? JOHN...
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Mamet Vs-Mamet: He's Playwright, Director, Theorist - and His Own Worst Enemy

Magazine article by Todd London; American Theatre, Vol. 13, July 1996

Subjects:

Dramatists--Conduct of life, Mamet, David--Conduct of life

Collections: Entire Library

...like me always want to be tragedians." - David Mamet, quoted in In Their Own Word David Mamet possesses something rare and dangerous for...monosyllabic conversation on "Late Night With David Mamet" or the one about the Times Square beggar...
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Between Men and Women

Magazine article by David Mamet; The Nation, Vol. 262, January 1, 1996

Subjects:

Interpersonal relations--Social aspects, Sex--Social aspects, Sexual behavior--Social aspects

Collections: Entire Library

Between Men and Women. by David Mamet When all is said and done it is, of course, always...searching for a partner to share our idea of home. David Mamet is the author of The Cryptogram, Oleanna and Glengarry...

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Newspaper Articles on: david mamet

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Hating Bush Is the Easy Bit; from Michael Moore to David Mamet, an Unpopular President Has Powerful Enemies in America. but That Does Not Mean John Kerry Will Win

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), August 4, 2004

Subjects:

Kerry, John F., Mamet, David

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...the Easy Bit; from Michael Moore to David Mamet, an Unpopular President Has Powerful...Win. Byline: ANNE MCELVOY DAVID Mamets new film Spartan gives us...moral aggressors. The urbane Mr Mamet has thus become the latest adherent...
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American Icon the Goodman Theatre Honors Chicagoan David Mamet by Staging a Series of His Plays. We Take the Occasion to Talk to Local Actors and Directors about the Enigmatic Playwright and His Contributions to American Theater. and Our Own Jack Helbig Reminisces about Being a Student in Mamet's Class at the University of Chicago

Newspaper article by Jack Helbig; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), February 24, 2006

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Goodman Theatre Honors Chicagoan David Mamet by Staging a Series of His Plays...Helbig Daily Herald Correspondent David Mamet is known for a lot of things - directing...me the way. I had never heard of Mamet when the chairman of the English...
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Rusty Robots and a Tinpot Cop; I, Robot Director: Alex Proyas Certificate: 12A Running Time: 1hr 55mins ** 13 Going on 30 Director: Gary Winick Certificate: 12A Running Time: 1hr 38mins *** Spartan Director: David Mamet Certificate: 15 Running Time: 1hr 47mins **

Newspaper article; The Mail on Sunday (London, England), August 8, 2004

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Certificate: 12A Running Time: 1hr 38mins *** Spartan Director: David Mamet Certificate: 15 Running Time: 1hr 47mins **. Byline...cant make big mistakes when you are 13 when can you? David Mamets Spartan, so named apparently because of the King...
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An Intriguing New Love Affair; Patrick Stewart Has Put Star Trek Behind Him to Return to the West End - and Is Relishing His First Chance to Work in a David Mamet Play

Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), January 21, 2005

Subjects:

Stewart, Patrick

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...First Chance to Work in a David Mamet Play. Byline: FIONA...Shaftesbury Avenue, in David Mamets A Life in the Theatre...other. "Ive been a huge Mamet fan for years," Stewart...encountered as an actor. Mamet has caught my part, Robert...
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Mamet Provides an Expletively Sizzling Show; Terry Grimley Sees David Mamet's Sizzling Hollywood Drama Speed-the-Plow, in an Enterprising Production by Birmingham Stage Company

Newspaper article; The Birmingham Post (England), October 19, 1998

Subjects:

Mamet, David

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

Mamet Provides an Expletively Sizzling Show; Terry Grimley Sees David Mamets Sizzling Hollywood Drama Speed-the-Plow...instantly responds: "F*** you! - David Mamet." This literary quotation could...found everywhere in Mamets writing. Mamet, however, is the great poet of contemporary...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: david mamet

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Mamet, David

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

MAMET, DAVID mamet , 1947 , American playwright and...and the Jews (2006). See L. Kane, ed., David Mamet in Conversation (2001); studies by D...Bigsby, ed., The Cambridge Companion to David Mamet (2004). ____________________ The Columbia...
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Martin, Steve

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...and Roxanne (1987) as well as in the despairing Pennies from Heaven (1981), the drama Grand Canyon (1991), David Mamet s dark The Spanish Prisoner (1998), and the black thriller Novocaine (2001). Martin also has written humorous pieces...
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American Literature

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...their surreal or hyper-real works include Sam Shepard , David Mamet , and Tony Kushner. The naturalism that governed the...and Amy Tan), and homosexual (e.g., Edmund Wilson , David Leavitt, and Rita Mae Brown) writers, who previously were...
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Comedy

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...concerning topics like racism, sexual perversion, and murder, of playwrights such as Joe Orton , Harold Pinter , and David Mamet . Bibliography See B. N. Schilling, The Comic Spirit (1965); J. W. Krutch, Comedy and Conscience after the...
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Drama, Western

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2007

Collections: Religious Studies, Philosophy, History, Education, Literature, Psychology, Entire Library

...Americas most important dramatists, Sam Shepard and David Mamet (as well as their followers and imitators), explored...Trilogy (1981), Larry Kramers The Normal Heart (1986), David Henry Hwangs M. Butterfly (1988), which also dealt with...

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