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"ISSN 1094-9232." |
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Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. |
| Contents |
Calm down mother - Megan Terry -- A chaste maid in cheapside - Thomas Middleton -- The deserter - Norman Beim -- Endgame - Samuel Beckett -- I'm not Rappaport - Herb Gardner -- Lost in Yonkers - Neil Simon -- Mulatto - Langston Hughes -- The playboy of the western world - J. M. Synge -- The rose tattoo - Tennessee Williams -- The sound of a voice - David Henry Hwang -- The square root of wonderful - Carson McCullers -- Tartuffe - Moliere -- The verge - Susan Glaspell. |
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Access limited to licensed institutions. |
| 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: xviii, 354 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
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Terry, Megan.
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Middleton, Thomas, d. 1627.
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Beim, Norman.
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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-
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Gardner, Herb, 1934-
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Simon, Neil.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
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Synge, J. M., (John Millington), 1871-1909.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
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Hwang, David Henry, 1957-
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McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967.
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Molire, 1622-1673.
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Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948.
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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 -- 20th century.
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American drama -- 20th century.
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Electronic books.
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Galens, David.
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| ISBN |
9780787668150 |
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078766815X |
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