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The theatre of Martin McDonagh and Tracy Letts has§thrilled and §titillated audiences across the world. While some§critics have §dismissed their writing s popularity as solely§reliant on its violent §and shocking subject matter, this book proves that§their plays are §among the most important and influential of§contemporary theatre. §In particular this book examines the influence of the§grotesque on §their writing, providing a historical examination of§the grotesque §and identifies elements of the grotesque in McDonagh§and Letts §plays. This book also examines how McDonagh and Letts§have §reconfigured the traditional grotesque into a new§style, the new §grotesque . Ultimately, through their use of the§grotesque, §McDonagh and Letts have created plays that uniquely§dramatize the §turmoil and complexity of contemporary life. The§plays examined §include: McDonagh's The Beauty Queen of Leenane, The§Pillowman §and The Lieutenant of Inishmore. The chapter on Tracy§Letts is §focused on Killer Joe, Bug and August: Osage County

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Book category Books in English The arts Theatre studies

• Full title: New Grotesque
• Author: Greg Thorson
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 84
• EAN: 9783639171341
• ISBN: 3639171349
• ID: 06825467
• Publisher: VDM Verlag
• Weight: 142 g
• Dimensions: 225 × 146 × 6 mm
• Date of publishing: 03. July 2009

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