| Edition |
1st Vintage Books ed. |
| Description |
xi, 385 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. |
| Contents |
Actor vs. interpreter -- Eugene O'Neill. Overview ; Beyond the horizon (1920) ; Mourning becomes Electra (1931) ; Long day's journey into night (1956) -- Thornton Wilder. Overview ; The skin of our teeth (1942) -- Clifford Odets. Waiting for Lefty (1935) ; Golden Boy (1937) ; Golden Boy : text analysis ; The country girl (1950) -- William Saroyan. Overview ; Hello out there! (1941) -- Tennessee Williams. Overview ; The lady of Larkspur Lotion (1941) ; The glass menagerie (1945) ; A streetcar named Desire (1947) ; Summer and smoke (1948) -- William Inge. Overview ; Come back, little Sheba (1950) -- Arthur Miller. Death of a salesman (1949) ; After the fall (1964) -- Edward Albee. The zoo story (1959) ; The death of Bessie Smith (1959). |
| Summary |
"Her [Adler's] new book brings together her most important lectures on America's plays and playwrights, the giants of the twentieth century, men she knew, loved, and worked with."--Dust jacket. |
| Subject |
O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Saroyan, William, 1908-1981 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Inge, William -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005 -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Albee, Edward, 1928- -- Criticism and interpretation.
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Drama -- Explication.
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American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc. (OCoLC)fst01411635
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| Subject |
Albee, Edward, 1928- (OCoLC)fst00044544
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Inge, William. (OCoLC)fst00008969
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Miller, Arthur, 1915-2005. (OCoLC)fst00034500
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Odets, Clifford, 1906-1963. (OCoLC)fst00012465
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O'Neill, Eugene, 1888-1953. (OCoLC)fst00041145
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Saroyan, William, 1908-1981. (OCoLC)fst00029172
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Wilder, Thornton, 1897-1975. (OCoLC)fst00036991
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Williams, Tennessee, 1911-1983. (OCoLC)fst00040786
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| Chronological Term |
1900 - 1999
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| Subject |
American drama. (OCoLC)fst00806998
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Drama -- Explication.
(OCoLC)fst00897484
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| Added Author |
Paris, Barry, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780679746997 (pbk.) |
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0679746994 (pbk.) |
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