文档介绍：This page intentionally left blank THE PANION TO SAM SHEPARD Few American playwrights have exerted as much in?uence on the contempo- rary stage as Sam Shepard. His plays are performed on and off Broadway and in all the major regional American theatres. They are also widely performed and studied in Europe, particularly in Britain, Germany, and France, ?nding both a popular and scholarly audience. In this collection of seventeen original essays, American and European authors from different professional and aca- demic backgrounds explore the various aspects of Shepard’s career – his plays, poetry, music, ?ction, acting, directing, and ?lm work. The volume covers the major plays, including Curse of the Starving Class ,Buried Child , and True West , as well as other lesser known but vitally important works. A thorough chronology of Shepard’s life and career, together with biographical chapters, a note from the legendary Joseph Chaikin, and an interview with the play- wright, give a fascinating ?rst-hand account of an exuberant and experimental personality. THE PANION TO SAM SHEPARD EDITED BY MATTHEW ROUDAN ′ E ia State University ???????????????????????? Cambridge, New York, Melbourne, Madrid, Cape Town, Singapore, S?o Paulo Cambridge University Press The Edinburgh Building, Cambridge ??????, United Kingdom First published in print format isbn-13 978-0-521-77158-0 hardback isbn-13 978-0-521-77766-7 p a p erback isbn-13 978-0-511-06670-2 eBook (NetLibrary) ? Cambridge University Press 2002 2002 Information on this title: g /9780521771580 This book is in copyright. Subject to statutory exception and to the provision of relevant collective licensing agreements, no reproduction of any part may take place without the written permission of Cambridge University Press. isbn-10 0-511-06670-8 eBook (NetLibrary) isbn-10 0-521-77158-7 hardback isbn-10 0-521-77766-6 p a p erback Cambridge University Press has no responsibility for the persistence or accur