Includes bibliographical references (pages 115-135) and index
"Based in part on several interviews with Foote and also on an examination of his private papers, Horton Foote and the Theater of Intimacy argues persuasively that Foote's work is a personal form of southern psychological realism, grounded in the creative tension between his desire to report the stories of his region truthfully and his almost religious belief that love remains a source of meaning, identity, and order in twentieth-century life"--Jacket
The playwright, dialectical writing, and intimacy -- Place and identity -- Belief, courage, and the female spirit -- The politics of intimacy -- Reality and myth -- The orphans' home -- Tender mercies -- The young man from Atlanta -- Personal writing and collaborative art -- Works by Horton Foote in the Horton Foote Collection -- Published works / Horton Foote -- Works about Horton Foote
Verlag:
Louisiana State University Press, Baton Rouge
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EBSCO Industries, Inc., Birmingham, AL, USA
"Based in part on several interviews with Foote and also on an examination of his private papers, Horton Foote and the Theater of Intimacy argues persuasively that Foote's work is a personal form of southern psychological realism, grounded in the...
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"Based in part on several interviews with Foote and also on an examination of his private papers, Horton Foote and the Theater of Intimacy argues persuasively that Foote's work is a personal form of southern psychological realism, grounded in the creative tension between his desire to report the stories of his region truthfully and his almost religious belief that love remains a source of meaning, identity, and order in twentieth-century life"--Jacket.
