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Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays (Garland Reference Library of the Humanities) | 
 enlarge | Author: S. Goodhart
Publisher: Routledge
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 3174056
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
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Pages: 280
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6.1 x 1
ISBN: 081532832X
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.14092
EAN: 9780815328322
ASIN: 081532832X
Publication Date: November 1, 1999
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Product Description
Stephen Sondheim is arguably the most important writer for the American musical stage today, the equivalent in his field of Miller, Albee, O'Neill, and Williams. Yet he has rarely been treated seriously within the academy. Reading Stephen Sondheim: A Collection of Critical Essays is an attempt to remedy that situation. Bringing together scholars and critics from a wide variety of literary and theoretical perspectives, this book undertakes to examine all of Sondheim's major productions and themes.
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 not really worth getting October 19, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
not bad, but not as entertaining as sondheim: a casebook. some of the analyses were quite obtuse (e.g. the lacanian analysis of sweeney todd and the argument that passion is about sondheim's relationship with his mother). i thought one of the more interesting essays was the first one about passion, but there weren't many others that were particularly relevant or insightful.
 "INTO THE WORDS" June 1, 2000
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
Being but another worshipper at the alter of Stephen Sondheim, I was eager to read anything about him which went beyond your typical stage review.This book was given to me as a gift and I eagerly opened it hoping to find hidden treasure about Sondheim and his work. The book was not quite what I expected and at the same time EXACTLY what I expected. What Goodhart promises in the introduction, he delivers - a serious delving into the works of Sondheim, treating his musicals as literature. What I didn't expect was just how thoroughly the writers (Goodhart employs several essayists) would analyze character and plot. One essay that comes to mind is one written on "Sweeney Todd." I really thought I knew as much as there was to know about this masterwork - WRONG. The essayist gives great detail into the psychological make-up of these characters...much more information that a layman or actor like myself can begin to understand. At times the analysis was clinical I had to back up and re-read the passage to get a grasp on what was being explored. I've decided that the book will provide a wonderful reference to keep on my shelf for my own work on Sondheim musicals, but for simple pleasure reading, this book may not be appropriate unless you have your PHD.
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