Drama for students. presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas / Volume 22 : Anne Marie Hacht, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton. - 1 online resource (xix, 353 pages) : illustrations, photographs. - Gale eBooks .

"ISSN 1094-9232." Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, criticism and further reading.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Arms and the man / George Bernard Shaw -- The belle's stratagem / Hannah Cowley -- The cenci / Antonin Artaud -- The changeling / Thomas Middleton and William Rowley -- Copenhagen / Michael Frayn -- Fires in the mirror / Anna Deavere Smith -- For services rendered / Somerset Maugham -- Habitat / Judith Thompson -- I hate Hamlet / Paul Rudnick -- Imaginary friends / Nora Ephron -- The Laramie project / Moises Kaufman -- Machinal / Sophie Treadwell -- Off the map / Joan Ackermann -- Topdog/underdog / Suzan-Lori Parks.

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.



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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Arms and the man.
Cowley, Mrs. 1743-1809. Belle's stratagem.
Artaud, Antonin, 1896-1948. Cenci.
Middleton, Thomas, d.1627. Changeling.
Rowley, William, 1585?-1642? Changeling.
Frayn, Michael. Copenhagen.
Smith, Anna Deavere. Fires in the mirror.
Maugham, W. Somerset 1874-1965. For services rendered.
Thompson, Judith, 1954- Habitat.
Rudnick, Paul. I hate Hamlet.
Ephron, Nora. Imaginary friends.
Kaufman, Moises. Laramie project.
Treadwell, Sophie, 1885-1970. Machinal.
Ackermann, Joan. Off the map.
Parks, Suzan-Lori. Topdog/underdog.


Drama--Study and teaching (Higher)--United States.
Drama--Study and teaching (Secondary)--United States.
Drama--20th century.
American drama--20th century.

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