Criticism > Contemporary Literary Criticism > Albee, Edward (Vol. 86) - Stefan Kanfer (review date 14-28 February 1994)

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Stefan Kanfer (review date 14-28 February 1994)

SOURCE: "Time—and Again," in The New Leader, Vol. LXXVII, No. 2, February 14-28, 1994, pp. 22-3.

[Kanfer is an American novelist, playwright, short story writer, essayist, scriptwriter, and critic. In the excerpt below, he offers a mixed review of Three Tall Women, arguing that "this elegant minor effort gives very little reason to cheer" and lacks the qualities that characterize Albee's best works.]

Whatever happened to Edward Albee? The young playwright of the early '60s, he began his career with small but auspicious Off-Broadway efforts like The American Dream and The Sandbox, both about the sorrow and bitterness of old age. His first full-length work, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1963), focused on ambition and self-deception, dazzled Broadway audiences, won critics' awards, and announced the arrival of a major talent. Albee went on to earn two...

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1. Introduction
2. Principal Works
3. Criticism
   1. Jeane Luere (review date May 1992)
   2. Ben Brantley (review date 14 February 1994)
   3. Stefan Kanfer (review date 14-28 February 1994)
   4. Michael Feingold (review date 1 March 1994)
   5. Tim Appelo (review date 14 March 1994)
   6. Robert Brustein (review date 4 April 1994)
   7. David Richards (essay date 13 April 1994)
   8. John Lahr (review date 16 May 1994)
4. Further Reading
5. Copyright