{"product_id":"understanding-sam-shepard-james-a-crank-9781643363738","title":"Understanding Sam Shepard: With a New Preface","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James A. Crank\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1643363735\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781643363738\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/02\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 6.20w x 0.80d","brand":"James A. Crank","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44074576937215,"sku":"9781643363738","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9ba02d99-0c32-4b5f-81a3-992b71526d73.jpg?v=1685454561","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-sam-shepard-james-a-crank-9781643363738","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}