Alison Lurie : : A Critical Study / / Judith Newman.

Drawing on personal interviews, manuscript collections, and the author's unpublished writings, Judie Newman offers a comprehensive study of the work of Alison Lurie from her early involvement in the Poets' Theatre to the AIDS comedy of her most recent novel, The Last Resort (1988). In her...

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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : BRILL,, 2000.
Year of Publication:2000
Language:English
Series:Costerus New Series ; Volume: 127
Physical Description:1 online resource (vii, 220 pages).
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Table of Contents:
  • Preface. Acknowledgements. Chapter One. Biographical Introduction. Chapter Two. Hell Week with Emerson and Thoreau: Love and Friendship. Chapter Three. Walter Benjamin Goes to Hollywood: The Nowhere City. Chapter Four. The Revenge of the Trance Maiden: Imaginary Friends. Chapter Five. The Ghost-Writer: Real People and Women and Ghosts. Chapter Six. Vietnam Domestic: The War Between The Tates. Chapter Seven. The Uses of Enchantment: Only Children. Chapter Eight. Paleface into Redskin: Foreign Affairs. Chapter Nine. Truth, Secrets and Lies: The Truth About Lorin Jones. Chapter Ten. The Gay Imaginary: The Last Resort. Bibliography. Index.