Description |
1 online resource (xix, 360 pages) : illustrations |
Series |
Gale virtual reference library |
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Gale virtual reference library.
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Contents |
Art / Yasmina Reza -- Becket, or the honor of God / Jean Anouilh -- Detective Story / Sidney Kingsley -- Love!Valour!Compassion! / Terrence McNally -- Luther / John Osborne -- Mrs. Warren's profession / George Bernard Shaw -- Red roses for me / Sean O'Casey -- Side man / Warren Leight -- State of the union / Russel Crouse and Howard Lindsay -- Sweeney Todd: the demon barber of Fleet Street / Hugh Wheeler -- Telling tales / Migdalia Cruz -- WASP / Steve Martin -- The white devil / John Webster -- The women / Clare Boothe Luce |
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 |
Notes |
"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 index |
Notes |
Print version record |
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Anouilh, Jean, 1910-1987. Becket, or the honor of God
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Crouse, Russel, 1893-1966. State of the union.
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Cruz, Migdalia. Telling tales
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Kingsley, Sidney, 1906-1995. Detective story
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Leight, Warren. Side man
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Lindsay, Howard, 1889-1968. State of the union
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Luce, Clare Boothe, 1903-1987. Women
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Martin, Steve, 1945- WASP
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McNally, Terrence. Love!Valour!Compassion!
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O'Casey, Sean, 1880-1964. Red roses for me
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Osborne, John, 1929-1994. Luther
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Reza, Yasmina. Art
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Shaw, Bernard, 1856-1950. Mrs. Warren's profession
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Webster, John, 1580?-1625? White devil.
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Wheeler, Hugh, 1912-1987. Sweeney Todd.
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SUBJECT |
Art (Reza, Yasmina) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01394960 |
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Mrs. Warren's profession (Shaw, Bernard) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01360933 |
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Red roses for me (O'Casey, Sean) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01366298 |
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White devil (Webster, John) fast http://id.worldcat.org/fast/fst01357665 |
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American drama -- 20th century.
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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.
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Drama -- Study and teaching (Higher)
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Drama -- Study and teaching (Secondary)
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Drama.
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United States.
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Genre/Form |
Gale Virtual Reference Library
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Form |
Electronic book
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Author |
Hacht, Anne Marie.
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Thomson Gale (Firm)
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ISBN |
0787693626 |
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9780787693626 |
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