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02030cam a2200385 a 4500 001 8C1FC89E2B0A11DE8AF32708A8D7520A 005 200904162345.0 008 050106s2005 ncu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2005000095 020 $a 9780786420810 (pbk. : alk. paper) 020 $a 0786420812 (pbk. : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)57434609 040 $a DLC $c DLC $d SILO $d BAKER $d IOL $d SILO 050 00 $a PS3558.E4962 $b Z84 2005 082 00 $a 812/.54 $2 22 100 1 $a Plunka, Gene A., $d 1949- 245 1 $a The plays of Beth Henley : $b a critical study / $c Gene A. Plunka. 260 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland & Co., $c c2005. 300 $a 228 p. ; $c 23 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a A career overview -- Henley and the modern angoisse -- Am I blue and the wake of Jamey Foster -- Crimes of the heart -- The Miss Firecracker contest and the debutante ball -- The lucky spot and abundance -- Signature and control freaks -- Revelers, l-play, and impossible marriage. 520 $a "This study of Henley's plays, attempts to dispel the common stereotypes that associate Henley's work with regional drama and sociological treatises. It argues instead that Henley can best be perceived as a dramatist who delineates an existential despair manifested in various forms of what Freud calls the modern neurosis"--Provided by publisher. 600 10 $a Henley, Beth $x Criticism and interpretation. 600 10 $a Henley, Beth $x Psychology. $x Psychology. 650 0 $a Women and literature $z United States $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Drama $x Psychological aspects. 650 0 $a Existentialism in literature. 650 0 $a Despair in literature. 856 41 $3 Table of contents $u http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip056/2005000095.html 939 $a 5487509 941 $a 2 952 $l ULAX314 $d 20190926085252.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160823025810.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8C1FC89E2B0A11DE8AF32708A8D7520A 994 $a 02 $b IOLInitiate Another SILO Locator Search