Includes bibliographical references (pages 120-125) and index.
Contents
Historical context -- The importance of the work -- Composition and critical reception -- Curtain up: setting and dramatic structure -- Whose play is it? The parents -- Whose play is it? The sons -- Dramatic language: "the makings of a poet" -- The play as tragedy -- The play as autobiography -- The playwright nodded -- Curtain down.
Summary
The author presents his reading of this work as a modern tragedy.