| Series |
Gale virtual reference library
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| Note |
"ISSN 1094-9232." |
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Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 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. |
| Access |
For reference use only; cannot be checked out. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Reproduction |
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale. Available via World Wide Web. |
| Original Version |
Original: xviii, 354 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
| System Details |
Mode of access: Internet. |
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Terry, Megan.
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Middleton, Thomas, -1627.
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Beim, Norman.
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Beckett, Samuel, 1906-1989.
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Gardner, Herb, 1934-2003.
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Simon, Neil.
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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967.
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Synge, J. M. (John Millington), 1871-1909.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
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Hwang, David Henry, 1957-
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McCullers, Carson, 1917-1967.
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Molïre, 1622-1673.
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Glaspell, Susan, 1876-1948.
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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 -- 20th century.
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American drama -- 20th century.
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| Added Author |
Galens, David.
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Gale Group.
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| ISBN |
9780787692766 (electronic book) |
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078769276X (electronic book) |
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9780787668150 |
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078766815X |
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