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 |
84, charing cross road - Helene Hanff -- The duchess of Malfi - John Webster -- Electra - Hugo von Hofmannsthal -- Golden boy - Clifford Odets -- Joe Turner's come and gone - August Wilson -- Miss Lulu Bett - Zona Gale -- Orpheus descending - Tennessee Williams -- Overtones - Alice Gerstenberg -- The petrified forest - Robert E. Sherwood -- The sisters Rosensweig - Wendy Wasserstein -- The subject was roses - Frank D. Gilroy -- Sunrise at Campobello - Dore Schary -- The time of your life - William Saroyan. |
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. |
Note |
Original: xix, 350 p. : ill., photos. ; 29 cm. |
System Details |
Mode of access: Internet. |
Subject |
Hanff, Helene.
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Webster, John, 1580?-1625?
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Hofmannsthal, Hugo von, 1874-1929.
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Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963.
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Wilson, August.
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Gale, Zona, 1874-1938.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983.
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Gerstenberg, Alice.
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Sherwood, Robert E. (Robert Emmet), 1896-1955.
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Wasserstein, Wendy.
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Gilroy, Frank Daniel, 1925-
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Schary, Dore.
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Saroyan, William, 1908-
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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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Ebook reference.
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Added Author |
Galens, David.
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Gale Group.
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ISBN |
9780787692759 (electronic book) |
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0787692751 (electronic book) |
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9780787660321 |
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0787660329 |
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