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.
Summary:
"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.
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