{"product_id":"william-inge-jackson-r-bryer-9780786476473","title":"William Inge: Essays and Reminiscences on the Plays and the Man","description":"William Inge's popular plays of the 1950s received Tony nominations (\u003ci\u003eBus Stop\u003c\/i\u003e [1956], and \u003ci\u003eDark at the Top of the Stairs\u003c\/i\u003e [1958]) and won a Pulitzer Prize (\u003ci\u003ePicnic\u003c\/i\u003e [1953]). As a screenwriter, he won an Academy Award (\u003ci\u003eSplendor in the Grass\u003c\/i\u003e [1961]). Yet Inge's career ended in perceived failure, depression and finally suicide. These previously unpublished essays take a fresh look at some of his most popular work, as well as his less well-known later plays. Inge's work was often ahead of its time, and foreshadowed the influence of popular media and advertising, the sexual revolution and the women's movement. The essays give context for Inge's work within twentieth-century American drama, and attest to his exceptional talent. Included are reminiscences which reveal the playwright's charm and generosity, and shed light on how a brilliant, troubled man eventually took his own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jackson R. Bryer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786476478\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786476473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland and Company, Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/23\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 291\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.91lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.13w x 0.73d","brand":"Jackson R. Bryer","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47422591402239,"sku":"9780786476473","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_af0d11b7-94f6-4d59-aa31-a65f4a5d29ac.jpg?v=1761527844","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/william-inge-jackson-r-bryer-9780786476473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}