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Clare Boothe Luce: A Research and Production Sourcebook

Clare Boothe Luce: A Research and Production Sourcebook

Fearnow, Mark

Hardcover

Series: Modern Dramatists Research and Production Sourcebooks

Literary CriticismPlays

ISBN10: 0313291780
ISBN13: 9780313291784
Publisher: Greenwood
Published: Feb 22 1995
Pages: 208
Weight: 1.12
Height: 0.82 Width: 6.38 Depth: 9.56
Language: English

Among the most commercially successful female playwrights of all times, Clare Boothe Luce (1903-1987) is best remembered as the author of The Women (1936), a biting social comedy. Beginning in 1942, she spent less of her time writing plays and turned instead to the wider stage of politics and world affairs. She was the editor of Vanity Fair magazine, a congresswoman, and an ambassador to Italy during the Eisenhower administration.

This book traces her transition from playwright to politician to Catholic apologist. It uncovers for the first time plays, both early and late, that dramatize her spiritual and artistic journey. A comprehensive survey of her plays and the world's reception to them, the book provides a thorough treatment of Luce's published and unpublished work. For each play, the volume includes a plot summary, critical commentary, and production information. The book also includes an exhaustive and generously-annotated bibliography of both popular reviews and scholarly criticism.

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