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Gale Literature Resource Center
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| Note |
"ISSN 1094-9232." |
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Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. |
| Contents |
Angel's fall - Lanford Wilson -- Arsenic and old lace - Joseph Kesselring -- Bent - Martin Sherman -- The desperate hours - Joseph Hayes -- The imaginary invalid - Moliere -- The lion in winter - James Goldman -- Mister Roberts - Thomas Heggen -- Othello - William Shakespeare -- Play with a tiger - Doris Lessing -- Rocket to the moon - Clifford Odets -- Strange interlude - Eugene O'Neill -- A thousand clowns - Herb Gardner -- Winterset - Maxwell Anderson -- The young man from Atlanta - Horton Foote. |
| 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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi: Gale, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. |
| Original Version |
Original: xx, 356 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
Because of restrictions on online rights, some articles included in the print version of this publication may not appear in Literature Resource Center. |
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Wilson, Lanford, 1937-2011 Angel's fall.
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Kesselring, Joseph, 1902-1967. Arsenic and old lace.
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Sherman, Martin. Bent.
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Hayes, Joseph Arnold, 1918-2006 Desperate hours.
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Molire, 1622-1673. Imaginary invalid.
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Goldman, James. Lion in winter.
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Heggen, Thomas, 1919-1949. Mister Roberts.
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Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello.
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Lessing, Doris May, 1919-2013 Play with a tiger.
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Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963. Rocket to the moon.
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O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Strange interlude.
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Gardner, Herb, 1934-2003 Thousand clowns.
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Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959. Winterset.
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Foote, Horton, 1916-2009. Young man from Atlanta.
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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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| Added Author |
Hacht, Anne Marie, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9780787668174 |
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0787668176 |
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