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Drama for students. presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas

Title
Drama for students. Volume 18 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas / David Galens, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton.
Publication
Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2003.

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Additional Authors
Galens, David
Description
1 online resource.
Summary
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.
Uniform Title
Drama for students. Volume 18 (Online)
Subject
  • Terry, Megan
  • Middleton, Thomas, -1627
  • Beim, Norman
  • Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989
  • Gardner, Herb, 1934-2003
  • Simon, Neil
  • Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967
  • Synge, J. M., 1871-1909
  • Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983
  • Hwang, David Henry, 1957-
  • McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967
  • Molir̈e, 1622-1673
  • Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948
  • Drama > Study and teaching (Higher) > United States
  • Drama > Study and teaching (Secondary) > United States
  • Drama > 20th century
  • American drama > 20th century
Note
  • "ISSN 1094-9232."
  • Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
Calm down mother - Megan Terry -- A chaste maid in cheapside - Thomas Middleton -- The deserter - Norman Beim -- Endgame - Samuel Beckett -- I'm not Rappaport - Herb Gardner -- Lost in Yonkers - Neil Simon -- Mulatto - Langston Hughes -- The playboy of the western world - J. M. Synge -- The rose tattoo - Tennessee Williams -- The sound of a voice - David Henry Hwang -- The square root of wonderful - Carson McCullers -- Tartuffe - Moliere -- The verge - Susan Glaspell.
OCLC
ssj0000080773
Title
Drama for students. Volume 18 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas / David Galens, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton.
Imprint
Detroit, Mich. : Gale, c2003.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
Original Version
Original: xviii, 354 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm.
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Galens, David.
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