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Oleanna Information
986 words, approx. 3 pages
 Oleanna is a two-character play by David Mamet about the power struggle between a university professor and one of his female students who accuses him of sexual harassment and, by doing so, spoils his chances of being accorded tenure. The play's title,...



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 Cineaste
Oleanna.
06/22/1995: 1,454 words, approx. 5 pages A film about sexual harassment is a film with a built-in controversy. Like abortion, the topic occasions nothing close to a reasonable debate in this country at this particular moment. David Mamet's Oleanna, the film adapted from his long-running stage play, exploits this political...
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 The Daily Mail (London, England)
oleanna.
04/23/2004: 384 words, approx. 1 pages Byline: PATRICK MARMION Patrick Marmion at last night's first night Oleanna by David Mamet: The Garrick Theatre ALL the old wounds in the battle of the sexes were carefully re- opened last night in a new production of David Mamet's Nineties play,...



Literary Criticism
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Critical Essay by Roger Bechtel
8,587 words, approx. 29 pages
 In the following essay, Bechtel interprets Oleanna through the ideas of literary theorist Stanley Fish.
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Critical Essay by Stevan Ryan
5,211 words, approx. 17 pages
 In the following essay, Ryan examines Mamet's intended messages about power relations, especially those found in academic settings as portrayed in Oleanna.
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Critical Essay by Thomas H. Goggans
3,551 words, approx. 12 pages
 In the following essay, Goggans asserts that protagonist Carol reveals consistent signs of child sexual abuse in Oleanna.


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