Bibliograph

Drama for students, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas, Elizabeth Thomason, editor, Volume 12

Type

Label

Drama for students, presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas, Elizabeth Thomason, editor, Volume 12

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

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

262556625

Responsibility statement

Elizabeth Thomason, 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

Anna Christie / Eugene O'Neill -- Biloxi blues / Neil Simon -- The effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigolds / Paul Zindel -- The fourposter / Jan de Hartog -- The government inspector / Nikolai Gogol -- The green pastures / Marc Connelly -- A life in the theatre / David Mamet -- The River Niger / Joseph A. Walker -- The seagull / Anton Chekov -- Street scene / Elmer Rice -- Sweet bird of youth / Tennessee Williams -- Talley's folly / Lanford Wilson -- That championship season / Jason Miller -- Top girls / Caryl Churchill -- The tower / Hugo von Hofmannsthal

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