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Exploding Bombs: Masculinity and War Trauma in Sam Shepard’s Drama

This paper examines violence and masculinity in Sam Shepard's work as a symptom of war trauma, apparent in his characterization of several of his male characters as war veterans and the violent language accompanying his other characters. War becomes a cultural disease infesting and destroying the family on Shepard's stage.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:etsu-works-3387
Date01 January 2007
CreatorsWeiss, Katherine
PublisherDigital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
Source SetsEast Tennessee State University
Detected LanguageEnglish
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SourceETSU Faculty Works

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