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  E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34473209 Title: Coming home again : American family drama and the figure of the prodigal Author: Geoffrey S Proehl Publisher: Madison, NJ : London ; Cranbury, NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; Associated University Presses, ©1997. ISBN/ISSN: 0838635474 9780838635476 OCLC:34473209

  
  

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Coming home again : American family drama and the figure of the prodigal

Author:	Geoffrey S Proehl
Publisher:	Madison, NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses, ©1997.
Edition/Format:	Print book : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	This study focuses on the representation of the family in American drama, in particular, on various uses and conventions of the figure of the prodigal husband or son. It considers the lineage and function of this figure from the writings of Augustine, medieval iconography, Renaissance prodigal son plays, and temperance melodramas to such contemporary manifestations as television talk shows, the Recovery Movement, and plays by contemporary writers including Spalding Gray, Ntozake Shange, and Cherrie Moraga.  Read more...
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Subjects	Domestic drama, American -- History and criticism. Husbands in literature. Brothers in literature. View all subjects
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