Bibliograph

Drama for students, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas, Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton, Volume 29

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Label

Drama for students, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas, Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton, Volume 29

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Drama for students

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

786443271

Responsibility statement

Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton

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; understandable essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary

Table Of Contents

12 angry men -- The Cuban swimmer / by Milcha Sanchez-Scott -- Guys and dolls / by Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, and Frank Loesser -- Look homeward, angel / by Ketti Frings -- Los vendidos / by Luis Valdez -- Poof! / by Lynn Nottage -- A raisin in the sun -- The stronger / by August Strindberg -- They knew what they wanted / by Sidney Howard -- Time flies / by David Ives -- Trying to find Chinatown / by David Henry Hwang -- Workout / by Wendy Wasserstein

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