Bibliograph

Drama for students. :, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas /, David Galens, editor, Volume 15

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Label

Drama for students. :, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas /, David Galens, editor, Volume 15

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

262557682

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

The diary of Anne Frank / Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett -- The great white hope / Howard Sackler -- Idiot's delight / Robert E. Sherwood -- J.B. / Archibald MacLeish -- The last night of Ballyhoo / Alfred Uhry -- The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby / David Edgar -- Ma Rainey's black bottom / August Wilson -- The master builder / Henrik Ibsen -- One day, when I was lost: a scenario / James Baldwin -- Reunion / David Mamet -- Rites / Maureen Duffy -- The rivals / Richard Brinsley Sheridan -- The shadow box / Michael Cristofer -- The shrike / Joseph Kramm -- The way of the world / William Congreve

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