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" Masterpieces of 20th-century American drama / "
Susan C.W. Abbotson.
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BL
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952686
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b707056
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| Main Entry
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Abbotson, Susan C. W.,1961-
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Masterpieces of 20th-century American drama /\ Susan C.W. Abbotson.
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Westport, Conn. :: Greenwood Press,, 2005.
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Greenwood introduces literary masterpieces,
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1 online resource (227 pages)
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0313027234
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: 0313332231
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: 9780313027239
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: 9780313332234
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0313332231
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-214) and index.
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| Contents
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Thornton Wilder, Our town (1938) -- Tennessee Williams, A streetcar named Desire (1947) -- Arthur Miller, Death of a salesman (1949) -- Arthur Miller, The crucible (1953) -- Eugene O'Neill, Long day's journey into night (1956) -- Lorraine Hansberry, A raisin in the sun (1959) -- Edward Albee, Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1962) -- Sam Shepard, Buried child (1978) -- David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross (1984) -- August Wilson, The piano lesson (1987).
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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.
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American drama-- 20th century-- History and criticism.
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American drama.
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DRAMA-- American.
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812/.509
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PS350.A23 2005eb
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