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Drama: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series) 2/e
R.S. Gwynn
Published August 2001 by Longman
Copyright 2002, 624 pp., Paper
ISBN: 0-321-09175-2
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$26.67
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Summary

The perfect alternative to lengthy drama anthologies, this brief, affordable collection of 9 most widely taught plays provides a concise but complete introduction to the study of drama. KEY TOPICS: "Writing About Drama" section offers a brief overview of organizational strategies, research methods, style and MLA style citation. Index of critical terms provides a cross-referenced list of terms covered. 6 New Plays including Fences, by August Wilson and The Heidi Chronicles, by Wendy Wasserstein. MARKET:
Features

  • Brief! The pocket-sized anthology focuses mainly on selections with very little apparatus.
  • Affordable! In keeping with the Penguin Academics series, Longman is committed to keeping the cost well under that of traditional drama anthologies.
Table of Contents



Introduction to Drama.

Writing about Drama.

Sophocles (496?-406 B.C.), Oedipus the King.

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Othello, the Moor of Venice.

Henrik Ibsen (1828-1906), A Doll House.

Susan Glaspell (1882-1948), Trifles.

Tennessee Williams (1911-1983), The Glass Menagerie.

Arthur Miller (1915-), Death of a Salesman.

August Wilson (1945-), Fences.

David Ives (1950-), Sure Thing.

Wendy Wasserstein (1950-), The Heidi Chronicles.

Index of Critical Terms.
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