Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard

Few American Playwrights Have Exerted As Much Influence On The Contemporary Stage As Sam Shepard. His Plays Are Performed On And Off Broadway As Well As In All The Major Regional American Theaters. They Are Also Widely Performed And Studied In Europe Particularly In Britain Germany And France Finding Both A Popular And A Scholarly Audience. This Companion Explores The Various Aspects Of Shepard''S Career Providing Fascinating First-Hand Accounts And Substantial Critical Chapters On The Plays Poetry Music Fiction Acting Directing And Film Work.