The Cormac McCarthy Society has popped up again! That's so funny because I swear when I put that link to their homepage in my last blog post I didn't know one of the articles we'd be reading was from them. Furthermore, I am so interested in the fact that Cormac McCarthy has a society dedicated to him. Before this class I had never heard of him before. I'd heard of No Country for Old Men, but never Cormac McCarthy specifically.
Also on that note, I think this article ("Beyond the Border: Cormac McCarthy in the New Millennium") has to be taken with a grain of salt because it is very clearly biased. It has nothing but great things to say about Cormac McCarthy and his works, and I guess what else can you really expect from the cult - er, society - dedicated to him?
What I found most interesting about from this article is that the play was very successful in the theatre community, but had little recognition from the press (pg 9). I speculate that this is due to the play's touchy subjects. I don't think the press would have minded the suicidal aspect of the play, but I think maybe they minded the religious debate aspect of the play. Or maybe it simply was just that the press had bigger and better things to worry about at the time. I personally am very impressed that "The Sunset Limited" made it all the way to Ireland! I love Ireland.
Oh shit you guys! In looking for a video of somebody performing the play on Youtube, I found this: the Sunset Limited crashed! Ironic? I think so. (Sorry the video is so long.)
Anyway, this article was interesting, but I think the other two are way more helpful.
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