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The Black Comedy of John Guare
Gene A. Plunka
出版University of Delaware Press, 2002
主題Drama / American / GeneralHumor / GeneralPerforming Arts / Comedy
ISBN08741376329780874137637
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=fjuEN4_CM2YC&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋"With regard to content, Guare's plays offer insights as profound as any in twentieth-century American drama. Acting as a sociologist examining a troubled contemporary American society, Guare is motivated by scorn for the fraudulence of our own way of life. His protagonists fail to "connect" with others and with their own unique sense of individuality. Instead, they are lured by the glitz and glamour of the promised American dream. Guare demonstrates how we are inculcated with the notion that success in America is equated with money, beauty, and fame. Dreaming of an idyllic life in the past or future, Guare's characters have no time for relationships in the present and thus are left with a life that is passionless, love-starved, and devoid of friendship or spirituality. Guare's theater depicts how American society has turned individuals into neurotic automatons out of tune with self and others.