{"product_id":"understanding-sam-shepard-with-a-new-preface-paperback","title":"Understanding Sam Shepard: With a New Preface - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames A. Crank\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn ideal introduction into the complex and compelling dramas of the acclaimed playwright\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNow available in a paperback edition and featuring a new preface, \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Sam Shepard\u003c\/i\u003e investigates the notoriously complex dramatic world of one of America's most prolific, thoughtful, and challenging contemporary playwrights. During his nearly fifty-year career as a writer, actor, director, and producer, Shepard (1943-2017) consistently focused his work on the ever-changing American cultural landscape. James A. Crank's thorough study offers scholars and students of the dramatist a means of understanding Shephard's frequent experimentation with language, setting, character, and theme. The new preface examines Shepard's legacy and his final work of fiction, \u003ci\u003e Spy of the First Perso\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003en.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames A. Crank \u003c\/b\u003eis associate professor of American literature at the University of Alabama, a former National Humanities Center Summer Fellow, and co-host of the podcast \"The Sound and the Furious.\" His other books include \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Randall Kenan\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew Approaches to Gone with the Wind\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRace and New Modernisms\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.6 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47335311507705,"sku":"9781643363738","price":37.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/QXo1SnczR1h3dGVXYzFocFRqa3kyZz09.webp?v=1769657915","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/understanding-sam-shepard-with-a-new-preface-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}