From Dismemberment to Departure: Embodied Resistance and the Disability Metaphor in Albee’s the American Dream

ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews 2026 Open access

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Authors: Chengjun Wen
DOI: 10.1080/0895769x.2026.2644600
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Abstract

Edward Albee’s The American Dream (1961), a landmark of American absurdist drama, is conventionally read as a satire of postwar consumerism and the disintegration of the family. “It attacks the ide...

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American and British Literature Analysis Disability Rights and Representation American Literature and Culture

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Journal / source
ANQ A Quarterly Journal of Short Articles Notes and Reviews
Pages
1–7
Publication date
12 March 2026
Language
EN