Accidental Death of an Anarchist | Criticism

  • Mimi D'Aponte

    In the following essay excerpt, D'Aponte provides an overview of Fo's career and works, including his reception in the United States.

  • Christopher Hitchens

    In the following essay written after the announcement of Fo's winning the Nobel Prize, Hitchens reviews the events that inspired Accidental Death of an Anarchist.

  • Joseph Farrell

    In the following essay excerpt, Farrell examines issues associated with translating Fo's works. Accidental Death of an Anarchist, in particular, presents a challenge because of its roots in contemporary social criticism, but it nonetheless has been Fo's most successfully translated play.

  • Carol Dell'Amico

    Dell'Amico is a lecturer in the English Department of California State University, Bakersfield. In this essay, she explores Fo's play as a work of political theater.

  • Domenico Maceri

    In the following essay, Maceri explores the reasons why Fo won the Nobel Prize, and analyzes themes in Accidental Death of an Anarchist and Mistero buffo.