Neil Simon: A Casebook FROM THE PUBLISHER
The 16 essays and interviews in this volume explore the background and works of Neil Simon, the most successful playwright in American history. Several of the entries trace Simon's Jewish heritage and its influence on his plays. Although Simon is best known as a writer of a remarkable series of hit Broadway comedies, the contributors to this book have identified a number of "serious" recurring themes in his work, suggesting that a reassessment of the playwright as a dramatist is appropriate. Three interviews with Simon and his longtime producer yield valuable facts about the playwright that will, along with the critical essays, aid the scholar seeking new insights into contemporary American drama in general and Neil Simon in particular.
FROM THE CRITICS
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Explores the background and work of the American playwright, looking
at his Jewish heritage and its influence on his plays, and recurring
themes in his work. Subjects include echoes of the Holocaust in
"Lost in Yonkers", the Neil Simon-Eugene O'Neill dialogue, and his
gay characters. Includes two interviews with Simon. For scholars of
American drama.
Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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