The House of Blue Leaves (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: John Guare
- First Published: 1971
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Absurdist
- Time of Work: October 4, 1965
- Genres: Drama, Absurdist literature, Comedy
- Subjects: 1960’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Murder or homicide, New York City, Marriage, Religion, Mental illness, Adultery, Fame, Success or failure, Songs or songwriters
- Locales: Queens, NY
Places Discussed
*Queens. Borough of New York City across the East River from Manhattan in whose Sunnyside neighborhood the Shaughnessys live. John Guare describes Queens in great detail in a foreword to the play. He imagines it as the least elegant and least proud in heritage and prestige of the five boroughs that make up New York City—a place from which to move away to the more comfortable, wealthier, and lovelier suburbs of Westchester County, New York, or Connecticut. The zookeeper and would-be songwriter Artie Shaughnessy has grandiose dreams about making his fame and...
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