Each entry contains author biography, plot summary, characters, themes, style, historical context, critical overview, and criticism. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
Anna Christie / Eugene O'Neill -- Biloxi Blues / Neil Simon -- The effect of gamma rays on man-in-the-moon marigolds / Paul Zindel -- The fourposter / Jan de Hartog -- The government inspector / Nikolai Gogol -- The green pastures / Marc Connelly -- A life in the theatre / David Mamet -- The river Niger / Joseph A. Walker -- The seagull / Elmer Rice -- Sweet bird of youth / Tennessee Williams -- Talley's folly / Lanford Wilson -- That championship season / Jason Miller -- Top girls / Caryl Churchill -- The tower / Hugo von Hofmannsthal.
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