TY - BOOK AU - Carroll,Dennis TI - David Mamet T2 - Macmillan modern dramatists SN - 0333413660 PY - 1987/// CY - Horndmills PB - Macmillan KW - Mamet, David KW - Dramaturgs KW - Estats Units d'Amèrica KW - S. XX N1 - Bibliografia. Índex N2 - This comprehensive biography uses extensive theatre and film archives to reveal in detail his ideas on writing - including the genesis for many of his plays -acting, and directing. Beginning with his Chicago origins, the work goes on to cover his relationship to Judaism, his reputation for machismo, as well as discussions of and excerpts from early plays and stories that have never before been referenced in print. Also included are interviews with key actors and directors such as William H. Macy, Mike Nussbaum, Robert Brustein, and Neil Pepe; Sumari: 1. Mid-career. 2. A sense of moral dismay'. 3. Business: 'American buffalo' (1975), 'Glengarry Glen Ross' (1983). 4. Sex: 'Sexual perversity in Chicago' (1974), 'The woods' (1977). 5.Learning: 'The duck variations' (1972), 'Squirrels' (1974), 'A life in the theatre' (1977), 'Lakeboat' (1980). 6. Communion: 'The verdict' (1982), 'Edmond' (1982), 'Lone canoe, or, The explorer' (1979), 'Dark pony' (1977), 'Reunion' (1976), 'The shawl' (1985). 7.The plays in the theatre: 'The water engine' (1977). 8.Mamet in context ER -