Considering Alan Ball
Subtitle: Essays on Sexuality, Death and America in the Television and Film Writings
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: March 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 190
ISBN-13: 9780786425921
Subjects: Film theory & criticism; Plays & playwrights: from c 1900 -; Television; Performing Arts; Film Criticism; English; Cinema/Film: Book; USA; Popular culture; American; General; Art  / Performing Arts; Death in literature; Film & Video - History & Criticism; Television - History & Criticism; Sex in literature; United States
Description: "This is the first book to explore the impact of Alan Ball's works on contemporary film, television, and western culture. The essays herein examine Ball's writings with emphasis on his best-known work. They offer insight into both the captivating and problematic dimensions of Ball's work, while drawing connections among his diverse writings"--Provided by publisher.