Title

Sam Shepard’s ‘Body’ of Tragedy

Authors

Tamas Dobozy, Wilfrid Laurier UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2019

Department

Department of English and Film Studies

Abstract

Sam Shepard’s play, A Particle of Dread (The Oedipus Variations), is haunted by a biological inevitability pointing to Shepard’s own death from Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis in 2017, one characterized by precisely the progressive degeneration of muscles and mobility, ultimately leading to paralysis, that guides the form of his last published play.

Recommended Citation

Dobozy, T. (2019). Sam Shepard’s ‘Body’ of Tragedy. In S. Bigliazzi (Ed.). Oedipus at Colonus and King Lear: Classical and Early Modern Intersections. Skenè: Texts and Studies, 403-412. Accessed at: https://textsandstudies.skeneproject.it/index.php/TS/catalog/book/67