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"ISSN 1094-9232." |
| Contents |
The blue room - David Hare -- The caretaker - Harold Pinter -- A chorus of disapproval - Alan Ayckbourn -- Everyman - Anonymous -- Fiddler on the roof - Joseph Stein -- Fool for love - Sam Shepard -- The foreigner - Larry Shue -- The hostage - Brendan Behan -- Jesus Christ Superstar - Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice -- Krapp's last tape - Samuel Beckett -- Night of the iguana - Tennessee Williams -- Oh Dad, poor Dad, Momma's hung you in the closet and I'm feeling so sad - Arthur Kopit -- Peter Pan - J.M. Barrie -- The piano lesson - August Wilson -- R.U.R. - Karel Capek -- A taste of honey - Shelagh Delaney -- 'Tis a pity she's a whore - John Ford. |
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| 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. |
| Original Version |
Original: xxi, 364 p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
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Hare, David, 1947- Blue room.
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Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008 Caretaker.
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Ayckbourn, Alan, 1939- Chorus of disapproval.
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Stein, Joseph. Fiddler on the roof.
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Shepard, Sam, 1943-2017 Fool for love.
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Shue, Larry. Foreigner.
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Behan, Brendan. Hostage.
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Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948- Jesus Christ superstar.
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Rice, Tim, 1944- Jesus Christ superstar.
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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. Krapp's last tape.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Night of the iguana.
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Kopit, Arthur L. Oh Dad, poor Dad, Momma's hung you in the closet and I'm feeling so sad.
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Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew), 1860-1937. Peter Pan.
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Wilson, August. Piano lesson.
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Capek, Karel, 1890-1938. R.U.R. English.
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Delaney, Shelagh, 1939- Taste of honey.
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Ford, John, 1586-approximately 1640. 'Tis pity she's a whore.
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Everyman.
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Theater -- Biography.
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Theater -- Reviews.
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Dramatic criticism.
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Drama -- History and criticism.
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Drama -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Drama -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Drama.
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Drama -- Stories, plots, etc.
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American drama.
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Dramatists.
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Galens, David.
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| ISBN |
9780787640811 |
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0787640816 |
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