Drama for students. presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas / Volume 7 :
David Galens, editor.
- 1 online resource (xxi, 364 pages) : illustrations
- Gale eBooks .
"ISSN 1094-9232."
Includes bibliographies and index.
The blue room / David Hare -- The caretaker / Harold Pinter -- A chorus of disapproval / Alan Ayckbourn -- Everyman / Anonymous -- Fiddler on the roof / Joseph Stein -- Fool for love / Sam Shepard -- The foreigner / Larry Shue -- The hostage / Brendan Behan -- Jesus Christ Superstar / Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice -- Krapp's last tape / Samuel Beckett -- Night of the iguana / Tennessee Williams -- Oh Dad, poor Dad, Momma's hung you in the closet and I'm feeling so sad / Arthur Kopit -- Peter Pan / J.M. Barrie -- The piano lesson / August Wilson -- R.U.R. / Karel Capek -- A taste of honey / Shelagh Delaney -- 'Tis a pity she's a whore / John Ford.
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.
9781414428352
Hare, David, 1947- Blue room. Pinter, Harold, 1930-2008. Caretaker. Ayckbourn, Alan, 1939- Chorus of disapproval. Stein, Joseph. Fiddler on the roof. Shepard, Sam, 1943- Fool for love. Shue, Larry. Foreigner. Behan, Brendan. Hostage. Lloyd Webber, Andrew, 1948- Jesus Christ superstar. Rice, Tim, 1944- Jesus Christ superstar. Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989. Krapp's last tape. Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. Night of the iguana. Kopit, Arthur L. Oh Dad, poor Dad, Momma's hung you in the closet and I'm feeling so sad. Barrie, J. M. 1860-1937. Peter Pan. Wilson, August. Piano lesson. Capek, Karel, 1890-1938. English. R.U.R. Delaney, Shelagh, 1939-2011. Taste of honey. Ford, John, 1586-ca. 1640. 'Tis pity she's a whore.
Everyman.
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.