Jean Genet

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© 1983

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Jeannette L. Savona ⁰

Jeannette L. Savona
1. Trinity College, Toronto, Canada
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Part of the book series: Modern Dramatists (MD)

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Table of contents (7 chapters)

Front Matter

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Genet’s Theatre: Biography and Other Background
- Jeannette L. Savona
Pages 1-19
‘Deathwatch’: The Ideal of Murder and the Prison System
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Pages 20-39
‘The Maids’: Slavery and Absolute Desire
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Pages 40-69
‘The Balcony’: Fascism and the Creative Process
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Pages 70-96
‘The Blacks’: Play-Acting as the Black Man’s Burden
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Pages 97-122
‘The Screens’: Mother and Son or the Third World’s Revenge
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Pages 123-148
The Spectator’s Response to Genet
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Pages 149-166
Back Matter

Pages 167-180

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Authors and Affiliations

Trinity College, Toronto, Canada

Jeannette L. Savona

Bibliographic Information

Book Title: Jean Genet
Authors: Jeannette L. Savona
Series Title: Modern Dramatists
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-86090-6
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Macmillan Publishers Limited 1983
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 180
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave
Topics: European Literature, Twentieth-Century Literature, Theatre History

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