Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
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.
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