The Normal Heart (Identities and Issues in Literature)
At a glance:
- Author: Larry Kramer
- First Published: 1985
- Genres: Drama, Problem play
- Subjects: New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Gay men, Homosexuality or homosexuals, Sex or sexuality, New York City, Doctors, 1980’s, Death or dying, Politicians, Health, AIDS, Diseases
- Locales: New York, NY
The Work
Larry Kramer’s landmark play, The Normal Heart, chronicles major events in the early years of the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) epidemic in New York City. The play’s 1985 production at the Public Theatre riveted the attention of diverse audiences to the devastation of the new disease. As an instrument of political rhetoric and as a classically structured drama, The Normal Heart has power to move emotions and change minds.
In the summer of 1981, Ned Weeks visits Dr. Emma Brookner, who is treating virtually all the gay men in New...
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