Sam Shepard’s ‘Body’ of Tragedy
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
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