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- catalog abstract "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.".
- catalog contributor b10778269.
- catalog created "c1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "c1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1997.".
- catalog description "1. The Bottle -- 2. Prodigal Sons, Prodigal Husbands: A Particular Lineage -- 3. Prodigal Sons, Prodigal Husbands: Rupture and Potential -- 4. The Brother -- 5. He (or She) Who Waits -- 6. Persistence, Variation, Dispersion -- Epilogue: The Sentimental Spectator -- App. A. The Parable -- App. B. Alcohol and the Prodigal: Some Significant Dates.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 206-216) and index.".
- catalog description "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.".
- catalog extent "221 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Coming home again.".
- catalog identifier "0838635474 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Coming home again.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "c1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Madison, NJ : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press ; London ; Cranbury, NJ : Associated University Presses,".
- catalog relation "Coming home again.".
- catalog subject "812.009/355 20".
- catalog subject "Brothers in literature.".
- catalog subject "Domestic drama, American History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "Families in literature.".
- catalog subject "Family in literature.".
- catalog subject "Home in literature.".
- catalog subject "Husbands in literature.".
- catalog subject "PS338.F35 P76 1997".
- catalog subject "Prodigal son (Parable)".
- catalog subject "Return in literature.".
- catalog subject "Sons in literature.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. The Bottle -- 2. Prodigal Sons, Prodigal Husbands: A Particular Lineage -- 3. Prodigal Sons, Prodigal Husbands: Rupture and Potential -- 4. The Brother -- 5. He (or She) Who Waits -- 6. Persistence, Variation, Dispersion -- Epilogue: The Sentimental Spectator -- App. A. The Parable -- App. B. Alcohol and the Prodigal: Some Significant Dates.".
- catalog title "Coming home again : American family drama and the figure of the prodigal / Geoffrey S. Proehl.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".