Plays of Impasse: Contemporary Drama Set in Confining Institutions

by Charles Rosen

Book Overview

A study of post-World War II plays set in "total institutions" such as hospitals, psychiatric wards, prisons, and military bases

Plays of Impasse probes the structure and significance of the numerous and highly visible plays set in contemporary society's dead ends--the hospitals, psychiatric wards, prisons, and military training camps so aptly described by Irving Goffman as "total institutions." Carol Rosen shows how the setting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691613265
• ISBN13: 9780691613260
• Release Date: March 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 356 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"