1 The absent voice:American drama and the critic 1
2 Eugene O'Neill's Endgame 14
3 Tennessee Williams:the theatricalising self 31
4 Arthur Miller:the moral imperative 69
5 Edward Albee:journey to apocalypse 124
6 A Broadway interlude 154
7 Sam Shepard:imagining America 164
8 David Mamet:all true stories 199
9 The performing self 237
10 Redefining the centre:politics,race,gender 261
11 Beyond Broadway 363
Notes 425
Index 441