Bibliograph

Drama for students, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas, David Galens, editor, Volume 8

Type

Label

Drama for students, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas, David Galens, editor, Volume 8

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drama for students

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

262555632

Responsibility statement

David Galens, editor

Series statement

Gale virtual reference library

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 ajax / Sophocles -- All my sons / Arthur Miller -- The Browning version / Terence Rattigan -- Bus stop / William Inge -- House of blue leaves / John Guare -- Peer Gynt / Henrik Ibsen -- The real thing / Tom Stoppard -- Salome / Oscar Wilde -- Saved / Edward Bond -- A soldier's play / Charles Fuller -- Streamers / David Rabe -- Three tall women / Edward Albee -- Trifles / Susan Glaspell -- Trouble in mind / Alice Childress -- Ubu Roi / Alfred Jarry

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