Present Books In Pursuance Of Oleanna
| Original Title: | Oleanna |
| ISBN: | 067974536X (ISBN13: 9780679745365) |
| Edition Language: | English |
David Mamet
Paperback | Pages: 80 pages Rating: 3.62 | 6785 Users | 302 Reviews
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In David Mamet’s latest play, a male college instructor and his female student sit down to discuss her grades and in a terrifyingly short time become the participants in a modern reprise of the Inquisition. Innocuous remarks suddenly turn damning. Socratic dialogue gives way to heated assault. And the relationship between a somewhat fatuous teacher and his seemingly hapless pupil turns into a fiendishly accurate X ray of the mechanisms of power, censorship, and abuse.
Describe Containing Books Oleanna
| Title | : | Oleanna |
| Author | : | David Mamet |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Anniversary Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 80 pages |
| Published | : | May 4th 1993 by Vintage (first published 1993) |
| Categories | : | Plays. Drama. Theatre. Fiction |
Rating Containing Books Oleanna
Ratings: 3.62 From 6785 Users | 302 ReviewsAssessment Containing Books Oleanna
3.5 starsOleanna was my first ever Mamet play and, although very much product of its time, it left me reeling and conflicted. As a feminist, it is hard to read the she-said-he-said debate on sexual harassment, mostly because of how Mamet has drawn the character of the young female student Carol. Both characters are revealed to be erroneous in their judgement, but whereas the professor's ignorance and elitism is brushed aside as obvious, the double standards of political correctness are played(I read this for school) I'm not quite sure how to rate this book. The only two characters, John and Carol, are both so annoying for reasons I will not get into. I understand that the extreme miscommunication between them was a deliberate choice made by the playwright... but I just found it AGONISING. On another note, I like how some of the themes, such as power and gender, are still relevant today's society.
FINAL RATING: 3.25 STARSDavid Mamet's 'Oleanna' is truly a work of art. It takes you to unsettling places and makes you think about the characters and their dynamics...as well as their complicated scenarios and whether what you are reading at that moment can really be understood after just once glimpse.I have never ever felt so split rating and reviewing s book on this site. 'Oleanna' is in my opinion, both a masterpiece and a mess rolled into one very slim package.By the end of the play you
Reading this shortly after having read Speed-the-Plow was like finding some soup in the fridge that you remember was tasty, heating it up, and realizing too late that it's been in there way too long. Like that play just four years earlier, this pits a grandiose abrasive middle-aged man against a younger woman whose goals aren't immediately clear, with the power dynamic between them changing several times; also in both plays, the characters talk about a book containing rants about modern
The story made me angry from beginning to end - at both characters and at the situations they both created. The telephone calls and clipped dialog were so annoying. However if a successful story is one that elicits emotions and engages the reader completely, then I would count this as successful.
What the ever living fuck did I just read. Jesus. This is a painful, cringe inducing read. That is to say I was completely rapt and read it in once sitting. It is a mess of a play, especially the jump between act 1 to 2 and the dialogue is difficult to read through all the miscommunications. But who are we to side with? The trick here is that Mamet has no answers or insight on the issue he's chosen to write about. Instead he chooses to gleefully exploit the worst of each side of the debate,
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