Blessed Assurance
The Life and Art of Horton Foote
Published on 18. November 2014
Book
Hardback
600 pages
978-0-88146-505-1 (ISBN)
Description
This biography is the most comprehensive to date of American dramatist Horton Foote. Drawing on the author's complete access to Foote's personal papers and extended conversations with the writer, his family, and his friends, Marion Castleberry discusses all the important aspects of Horton Foote's life and career. While placing Foote's work in biographical context and offering insightful analyses of his works, Castleberry paints a striking portrait of the artist as well as the man.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Georgia
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 231 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 48 mm
Weight
953 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-88146-505-1 (9780881465051)
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Marion Castleberry is professor of Theatre Arts at Baylor University, USA where he teaches graduate courses in directing and performance theory. He holds a PhD in Theatre from Louisiana State University. Castleberry is founding president of the Horton Foote Society, cofounder of the Horton Foote American Playwrights Festival, and serves on the board of directors of the Horton Foote Legacy Project. His 2006 production of Foote's The Traveling Lady at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York was nominated for a Drama Desk Award for ""Best Revival of a Play."" Castleberry is editor of three books on Horton Foote: The Voice of an American Playwright, Genesis of an American Playwright, and Farewell: Remembering Horton Foote.