| Description |
1 online resource (xix, 364 pages) : illustrations |
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Gale eBooks
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| Note |
"ISSN 1094-9232." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
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. |
| 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. |
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Goodrich, Frances. Diary of Anne Frank.
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Hackett, Albert. Diary of Anne Frank.
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Sackler, Howard. Great white hope.
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Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955. Idiot's delight.
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MacLeish, Archibald, 1892-1982. J.B.
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Uhry, Alfred. Last night of Ballyhoo.
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Edgar, David, 1948- Life and adventures of Nicholas Nickleby.
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Wilson, August. Ma Rainey's black bottom.
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Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906. Bygmester Solness. English.
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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. One day, when I was lost.
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Mamet, David. Reunion.
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Duffy, Maureen. Rites.
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Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816. Rivals.
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Cristofer, Michael. Shadow box.
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Kramm, Joseph, 1907- Shrike.
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Congreve, William, 1670-1729. Way of the world.
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Theater -- Biography.
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Theater -- Reviews.
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Dramatic criticism.
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Drama -- History and criticism.
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Drama -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- United States.
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Drama -- Study and teaching (Secondary) -- United States.
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Drama.
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Drama -- Stories, plots, etc.
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American drama.
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Dramatists.
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| Added Author |
Galens, David, editor.
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Gale Group.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Drama for students, Volume 15. Detroit, Mich. : Gale, 2002 9780787652531 |
| ISBN |
9781414428437 (electronic book) |
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141442843X (electronic book) |
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9780787652531 |
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0787652539 |
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