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Clare Boothe Luce A Research and Production Sourcebook
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By Mark Fearnow
ISBN: 0-313-29178-0
ISBN-13: 978-0-313-29178-4
208 pages, photographs
Greenwood Press
Publication: 2/28/1995
List Price: $98.95 (UK Sterling Price: £57.95)
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Media Type: Hardcover
Trim Size: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4
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Description: 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survey of her plays and the world's reception to them, the book provides a thorough treatment of Luce's published and unpublished work.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.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • A Note on Codes and Numbering
  • Chronology
  • Life and Career
  • The Plays: Summaries and Critical Overviews
  • Annotated Primary Bibliography
  • Annotated Secondary Bibliography
  • Productions and Credits
  • Author Index
  • General Index
LC Card Number: 94-37080
LCC Class: PS3523
Dewey Class: 812
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