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.