Masterpieces of 20th-Century American Drama
Regular price
€62.99
14 days return policy
Shipping & Delivery
A01=Susan C. W. Abbotson
Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman
Arthur Miller's The Crucible
August Wilson's The Piano Lesson.
Author_Susan C. W. Abbotson
Category=DSBH
Category=DSG
David Mamet's Glenngarry Glen Ross
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
eq_bestseller
eq_biography-true-stories
eq_isMigrated=1
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
eq_non-fiction
Eugene O'Neill's Long Day's Journey into Night
Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun
Sam Shepard's Buried Child
Tennessee Williams' A Streetcar Named Desire
Thornton Wilder's Our Town
Product details
- ISBN 9780313332234
- Weight: 510g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 30 Sep 2005
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
American playwrights have made enormous contributions to world drama during the last century, and their works are widely read and performed. This reference conveniently introduces 10 of the most important modern American plays read by students. An introductory essay concisely overviews modern American drama, and each of the chapters that follow examines a particular play. Among the plays discussed are Thornton Wilder's Our Town, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and August Wilson's The Piano Lesson. Each chapter includes a biography, a plot summary, an analysis of the play's themes, characters, and dramatic art, and a review of its historical background and reception. Chapters list works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.
Susan C.W. Abbotson has taught English for more than 15 years, first at the high school level and now at Rhode Island College. Her previous books include Thematic Guide to Modern Drama (2003), Student Companion to Arthur Miller (2000), and Understanding Death of a Salesman (1999), all available from Greenwood Press.
