David Rabe Criticism

David Rabe, an acclaimed American playwright, novelist, and screenwriter, emerged as a pivotal figure in the theater scene during the Vietnam War era. His work is celebrated for its raw portrayal of war, the challenges faced by veterans, and the broader disintegration of American values. Through a blend of violence and black humor, Rabe’s dramas delve into complex themes such as alienation, miscommunication, and the quest for identity. Central to his oeuvre is the "Vietnam Trilogy," comprising The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel, Sticks and Bones, and Streamers. These works examine the psychological turmoil experienced by soldiers and society, as discussed by Jeffery W. Fenn, who highlights their significance within the Vietnam war drama genre.

Contents

  • Principal Works
  • Rabe, David (Vol. 4)
  • Rabe, David (Vol. 200)
    • Staging Hurlyburly: David Rabe's Parable for the 1980s
    • An Interview with David Rabe
    • Body Count
    • The Enemy Was Us
    • The House of Atreus Myth in the Seventies and Eighties: David Rabe's The Orphan and Joyce Carol Oates's Angel of Light
    • Conditioned Response: David Rabe's The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel
    • The Metaphysics of Rabe's Hurlyburly: ‘Staring into the Eyes of Providence.’
    • Inside the Head of a Headcase
    • Fetch, Speak, Play Dead
    • A Hoodlum in the Existential Mode
    • Collapsing Male Myths: Rabe's Tragicomic Hurlyburly
    • Review of Recital of the Dog
    • The Hurlyburly Lies of the Causalist Mind: Chaos and the Realism of Rabe and Shepard
    • A Question of Mercy
    • When Reason Fails
    • The Emotion of Multitude and David Rabe's Streamers
    • Hello from Hollywood
    • The Dog Problem
    • What's Wrong with This Picture?: David Rabe's Comic-Strip Plays
  • Rabe, David (Vol. 8)
  • Rabe, David
    • Criticism: Overviews And General Studies
    • Criticism: Author Commentary
    • Criticism: Sticks And Bones
    • Unredeemed Savagery in The Orphan: David Rabe's Contemporary Oresteia
    • Criticism: In The Boom Boom Room
    • Criticism: Streamers
      • Rabe's Streamers
      • Blackness and the Unmanning of America in Dave Rabe's Streamers
    • Criticism: Hurlyburly
      • Theater Chronicle
      • American Theater Watch, 1984-1985
    • A Question Of Mercy
  • Further Reading