John Louis DiGaetani, professor emeritus of English at Hofstra University, is the author of numerous books about opera and theater.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      1. George Bernard Shaw The Gay Subtext      2. Luigi Pirandello Schizophrenia      3. Noel Coward Narcissism      4. Samuel Beckett Decadence and the Suicidal Impulse      5. Tennessee Williams Sibling Rivalry      6. Eugene O’Neill, Edward Albee, Simon Gray, Brian Friel, Martin McDonagh Alcoholism      7. Harold Pinter Sadomasochism      8. Benjamin Britten Pedophilia      9. Caryl Churchill, Joe Orton, Tom Stoppard Sexual Dysfunction      10. David Hare Transference      11. David Mamet and Harvey Fierstein Gender Roles and Role Playing      12. Stephen Sondheim Perfectionism      13. Tom Stoppard Logomania      14. Stages of Struggle, a Wagnerian Conclusion      Bibliography      Index

John Louis DiGaetani, professor emeritus of English at Hofstra University, is the author of numerous books about opera and theater.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      1. George Bernard Shaw The Gay Subtext      2. Luigi Pirandello Schizophrenia      3. Noel Coward Narcissism      4. Samuel Beckett Decadence and the Suicidal Impulse      5. Tennessee Williams Sibling Rivalry      6. Eugene O’Neill, Edward Albee, Simon Gray, Brian Friel, Martin McDonagh Alcoholism      7. Harold Pinter Sadomasochism      8. Benjamin Britten Pedophilia      9. Caryl Churchill, Joe Orton, Tom Stoppard Sexual Dysfunction      10. David Hare Transference      11. David Mamet and Harvey Fierstein Gender Roles and Role Playing      12. Stephen Sondheim Perfectionism      13. Tom Stoppard Logomania      14. Stages of Struggle, a Wagnerian Conclusion      Bibliography      Index

John Louis DiGaetani, professor emeritus of English at Hofstra University, is the author of numerous books about opera and theater.

• Table of ContentsAcknowledgments      Preface      Introduction      1. George Bernard Shaw The Gay Subtext      2. Luigi Pirandello Schizophrenia      3. Noel Coward Narcissism      4. Samuel Beckett Decadence and the Suicidal Impulse      5. Tennessee Williams Sibling Rivalry      6. Eugene O’Neill, Edward Albee, Simon Gray, Brian Friel, Martin McDonagh Alcoholism      7. Harold Pinter Sadomasochism      8. Benjamin Britten Pedophilia      9. Caryl Churchill, Joe Orton, Tom Stoppard Sexual Dysfunction      10. David Hare Transference      11. David Mamet and Harvey Fierstein Gender Roles and Role Playing      12. Stephen Sondheim Perfectionism      13. Tom Stoppard Logomania      14. Stages of Struggle, a Wagnerian Conclusion      Bibliography      Index