"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
Freak Shows and the Modern American Imagination examines the artistic use of freak shows between 1900 and 1950. During this period, the freak show shifted from a highly popular and profitable form of
"This collection of essays on the work of Aaron Sorkin affords greater insight into the complexities of his writing, drawing connections between the film and television output of today's most prominen
This is part of a new series of guides to contemporary novels. The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to some of the most popular, most acclaimed and most in
Haunted by nightmares and the memory of a vicious attack, insomniac Samantha Ranvali seeks a cure for her sleeplessness in an experimental study, but when a fellow participant is found murdered and cr
Beginning with a brief essay by internationally renowned playwright Harold Pinter, "Captive Audience" examines the social, gendered, ethnic, and cultural problems of incarceration as explored through
