Drama for students. presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas / Volume 15 : David Galens, editor. - 1 online resource (xix, 364 pages) : illustrations - Gale eBooks .

"ISSN 1094-9232."

Includes bibliographies and index.

The diary of Anne Frank / Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett -- The great white hope / Howard Sackler -- Idiot's delight / Robert E. Sherwood -- J.B. / Archibald MacLeish -- The last night of Ballyhoo / Alfred Uhry -- The life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby / David Edgar -- Ma Rainey's black bottom / August Wilson -- The master builder / Henrik Ibsen -- One day, when I was lost: a scenario / James Baldwin -- Reunion / David Mamet -- Rites / Maureen Duffy -- The rivals / Richard Brinsley Sheridan -- The shadow box / Michael Cristofer -- The shrike / Joseph Kramm -- The way of the world / William Congreve.

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.



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Goodrich, Frances. Diary of Anne Frank.
Hackett, Albert. Diary of Anne Frank.
Sackler, Howard. Great white hope.
Sherwood, Robert E. 1896-1955. Idiot's delight.
MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982. J.B.
Uhry, Alfred. Last night of Ballyhoo.
Edgar, David, 1948- Life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
Wilson, August. Ma Rainey's black bottom.
Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906. English. Bygmester Solness.
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. One day, when I was lost.
Mamet, David. Reunion.
Duffy, Maureen. Rites.
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. Rivals.
Cristofer, Michael. Shadow box.
Kramm, Joseph, 1907- Shrike.
Congreve, William, 1670-1729. Way of the world.


Theater--Biography.
Theater--Reviews.
Dramatic criticism.
Drama--History and criticism.
Drama--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Drama--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
Drama.
Drama--Stories, plots, etc.
American drama.
Dramatists.

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