genet, jean

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Jean Genet.

Contemporary critical opinion and commentary on Jean Genet and his plays, including his own comments as recorded in an interview with Hubert Fichte.

Contains two plays by twentieth-century French author Jean Genet, including "The Maids, " the story of two domestic workers who attempt to destory their employer; and "Deathwatch, " in which two convicts go to great lengths to impress a fellow prisoner who has become a legend in criminal circles.