Bibliograph

Drama for students. :, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas /, David Galens, editor, Volume 5

Type

Label

Drama for students. :, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas /, David Galens, editor, Volume 5

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drama for students. :

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

426430277

Responsibility statement

David Galens, editor

Series statement

Gale eBooks

Sub title

presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas /

Summary

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

Table Of Contents

Angels in America / Tony Kushner -- Arcadia / Tom Stoppard -- The birthday party / Harold Pinter -- Edward II / Christopher Marlowe -- Equus / Peter Shaffer -- The Heidi chronicles / Wendy Wasserstein -- The iceman cometh / Eugene O'Neill -- Member of the wedding / Carson McCullers -- Mother courage and her children / Bertolt Brecht -- No exit / Jean-Paul Sartre -- Picnic / William Inge -- Prometheus bound / Aeschylus -- Uncle Vanya / Anton Chekhov -- Zoot suit / Luis Valdez

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