Drama for students. presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas / Volume 20 :
Anne Marie Hacht, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton.
- 1 online resource (xx, 356 pages) : illustrations, photos
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN 1094-9232." Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
Includes bibliographies and index.
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.
Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.
9780787694159
Wilson, Lanford, 1937-2011. Angel's fall. Kesselring, Joseph, 1902-1967. Arsenic and old lace. Sherman, Martin. Bent. Hayes, Joseph, 1918-2006. Desperate hours. Moli�ere, 1622-1673. English. Malade imaginaire. Goldman, James. Lion in winter. Heggen, Thomas, 1919-1949. Mister Roberts. Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616. Othello. Lessing, Doris, 1919-2013. Play with a tiger. Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963. Rocket to the moon. O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. Strange interlude. Gardner, Herb, 1934- Thousand clowns. Anderson, Maxwell, 1888-1959. Winterset. Foote, Horton. Young man from Atlanta.
Drama--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States. Drama--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States. Drama--20th century. American drama--20th century.