A Study Guide for Martin Sherman's "Bent"

A Study Guide for Martin Sherman's
Author: Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher: Gale, Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 29
Release: 2016
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 1410341186

A Study Guide for Martin Sherman's "Bent," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.

Bent

Bent
Author: Martin Sherman
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Total Pages: 84
Release: 1998
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9781557833365

(Applause Books). Martin Sherman's worldwide hit play Bent took London by storm in 1979 when it was first performed by the Royal Court Theatre, with Ian McKellen as Max (a character written with the actor in mind). The play itself caused an uproar. "It educated the world," Sherman explains. "People knew about how the Third Reich treated Jews and, to some extent, gypsies and political prisoners. But very little had come out about their treatment of homosexuals." Gays were arrested and interned at work camps prior to the genocide of Jews, gypsies, and handicapped, and continued to be imprisoned even after the fall of the Third Reich and liberation of the camps. The play Bent highlights the reason why - a largely ignored German law, Paragraph 175, making homosexuality a criminal offense, which Hitler reactivated and strengthened during his rise to power.

Martin Sherman

Martin Sherman
Author: Tish Dace
Publisher: McFarland
Total Pages: 347
Release: 2011-12-22
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 0786488131

Playwright and screenwriter Martin Sherman dramatizes outsiders--gay, female, foreign, disabled, different in religion, class or color--skipping over quicksand as they strive to survive. This book analyzes and evaluates Sherman's work, while correcting previously published errors and establishing the flavor of the critical debate. Devoting more attention to such internationally acclaimed works as Bent and Mrs. Henderson Presents, it also considers less well known and even unpublished and unproduced scripts as well as his working relationships with the luminaries of stage and screen who have appeared in, directed, and produced his plays and screenplays.

Routledge Revivals: Homosexuality: A Research Guide (1987)

Routledge Revivals: Homosexuality: A Research Guide (1987)
Author: Wayne R. Dynes
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 890
Release: 2017-02-17
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1351984780

First published in 1987, this book encompasses a broad range interdisciplinary research into homosexuality — displaying a full spectrum of points of view — and, given that the major traditions of modern homosexual research began in Europe, is not restricted to works in English.. In general topics that are densely covered in the literature are presented in this guide selectively, with some less studied topics, such as Economics and Music, fleshed out with signposts to more comprehensive research. It seeks to not only mirror existing publications, but also to stimulate new work by pinpointing neglected themes and methods. This book will be of interest to students of sociology.

The Back Stage Theater Guide

The Back Stage Theater Guide
Author: Trevor R. Griffiths
Publisher: Backstage Books
Total Pages: 484
Release: 1991
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN:

The essential reference for the discriminating theatergoer. The alphabetically-organized entries are critical, eye-opening examinations of the most popular playwrights through the ages. The screen and stage credits for each playwright are listed, and the latest notable productions of their work described. Also included are numerous essays describing major movements in contemporary theater.

The Theatre Guide

The Theatre Guide
Author: Trevor R. Griffiths
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2014-07-04
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1408103133

With over 500 entries on the most important plays and playwrights performed today, The Theatre Guide provides an authoritative A - Z of the contemporary theatre scene. From Aristophanes to Mark Ravenhill, The Alchemist to The Talking Cure, the Guide is both biographically detailed and critically current, while an extensive cross-referencing system allows for wider perspectives and new discoveries. Stimulating, observant and informative, The Theatre Guide is an essential companion and reference tool for anyone with an active interest in drama.

Big Trips

Big Trips
Author: Raphael Kadushin
Publisher: Terrace Books
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2008
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780299228606

In this border-hopping anthology of travel memoir and fiction, every trip is a big one, as an advance guard of adventurous writers--both seasoned names and fresh voices--scatter across the globe, face the pure euphoria and sheer anxiety of travel, and survive a lot of very fast living.

Reference Guide to Holocaust Literature

Reference Guide to Holocaust Literature
Author: Thomas Riggs
Publisher: Saint James Press
Total Pages: 780
Release: 2002
Genre: History
ISBN:

Covering the entire spectrum of the literature of the Holocaust era, from the beginnings of Nazism through the concentration camp experience, survivor syndrome and second generation response, this detailed survey includes entries on more than 200 authors and 300 works. Author entries include detailed biographical information as well as expert analytical interpretation. Work entries discuss each work in detail and include a critical essay written by an expert in the field. Value added features include chronologies, further reading lists and nationality, concentration camp and title indexes.

Sherman Plays: 1

Sherman Plays: 1
Author: Martin Sherman
Publisher: A&C Black
Total Pages: 266
Release: 2014-11-30
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 1472536843

The first collection by a seminal contemporary gay playwright BENT (1979): "A heroic myth ... It has the laughter which Yeats asserted lay at the heart of tragedy." (Listener) "It is ... a play of importance, power and pathos which should concern us all." (Guardian) The play follows the persecution of homosexuals in Nazi Germany. It received a Tony nomination for Best Play and won The Dramatists' Guild Hull-Warriner Award. CRACKS (1973): a comedy set in the gay scene in California of the 70s where an assassin is on the loose. MESSIAH (1982) is a moving drama about the life of a small Jewish community in the 17th century.. ROSE (1999): Rose is a survivor of the Warsaw ghettos. She arrives on the boardwalks of Atlantic City, the Arizona canyons and salsa-flavoured nights in Miami beach. The play is sharply drawn reminder of some of the events that shaped the century.