Plays, Movies, and Critics

"Amidst the quite distinguished company of this generously eclectic book, there are some unexpected dividends-a posthumous essay by Andreacute; Bazin and a playlet by Don DiLillo-and some lively new voices, whether focused on films or dramatic texts, or worrying about the state of the theater. This book shows a proper respect, meanwhile, in a period dominated by antihumanist theory, for several of our most durable humanist critics-Robert Brustein, Richard Gilman, and Stanley Kauffmann-who may not like some of what's happening in theater or film (not to mention performance art), but still know where the action is, though some of it may be in the past."-Herbert Blau, University of Wisconsin, MilwaukeeMcAuliffe, Jody is the author of 'Plays, Movies, and Critics' with ISBN 9780822314189 and ISBN 0822314185.