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Casebooks on Modern Dramatists
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Suzan-Lori Parks
A Casebook
Suzan-Lori Parks confirmed herself as one of the most exciting and successful playwrights of her generation when her work Topdog/Underdog was awarded the 2002 Pulitzer...
ISBN: 978-0-415-97381-6 | Published November 20th 2007 by Routledge.
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Martin McDonagh
A Casebook
This book represents the first collection of original critical material on Martin McDonagh, one of the most celebrated young playwrights of the last decade. Credited...
ISBN: 978-0-415-97765-4 | Published November 15th 2007 by Routledge.
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Contemporary African American Women Playwrights
A Casebook
'For students and scholars of American theatre and drama generally and African American theatre and drama most particularly, this is an extremely valuable critical source.'...
ISBN: 978-0-415-97826-2 | Published November 7th 2007 by Routledge.
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Neil LaBute
A Casebook
Neil LaBute: A Casebook is the first book to examine one of the most successful and controversial contemporary American playwrights and filmmakers. While he is...
ISBN: 978-0-415-97803-3 | Published September 11th 2006 by Routledge.
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A.R. Gurney
This is the first full-length study devoted to the art of A.R. Gurney, a major contemporary American playwright who has written over thirty plays, including...ISBN: 978-0-415-92998-1 | Published October 14th 2003 by Routledge.
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Edward Albee
A Casebook
From the "angry young man" who wrote Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf in 1962, determined to expose the emptiness of American experience to Tiny Alice...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3165-0 | Published December 20th 2002 by Routledge.
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Joe Orton
A Casebook
ISBN: 978-0-8153-3627-3 | Published October 25th 2002 by Routledge.
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Beth Henley
A Casebook
Beth Henley was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in Drama and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best American Play for her first full-length...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3878-9 | Published June 21st 2002 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
This comprehensive and authoritative casebook includes cornerstone essays on Pinter's creative process, his politics, film adaptations, and acting career. It also includes a collection...ISBN: 978-0-415-93630-9 | Published August 31st 2001 by Routledge.
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Woody Allen
A Casebook
Allen's sophisticated movie musical scores as well as his thoughtful studies of American character and life are analyzed by contemporary critics, such as William Hutchings,...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3124-7 | Published June 12th 2001 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
The only African American playwright to win the Pulitzer Prize twice, Wilson has yet to receive the critical attention that he merits. With 12 original...ISBN: 978-0-8153-3634-1 | Published March 1st 2000 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
Wendy Wasserstein: A Casebook contains in-depth discussions of the playwright's major works, including her recent play 1 An American Daughter. Wasserstein's plays and essays are...ISBN: 978-0-8153-2953-4 | Published December 1st 1998 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
Samuel Beckett: A Casebook may be characterized as a new collection of essays by a generation of Beckett scholars who did not have access to...ISBN: 978-0-8153-2551-2 | Published July 1st 1998 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
The only collection of essays on one of Britain's Angry Young Men, this book contains discussions of most of Wesker's published plays with an emphasis...ISBN: 978-0-8153-1178-2 | Published July 1st 1998 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
This study is the first general critical introduction to the writing of Horton Foote, recipient of two Academy Awards and the Pulitzer Prize. These...ISBN: 978-0-8153-2544-4 | Published November 1st 1997 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
This volume brings together thirteen essays interpreting the work of Ireland's most formidable and puzzling playwright. Brian Friel's work has earned renown on both sides...ISBN: 978-0-8153-2478-2 | Published March 1st 1997 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
For British playwright, John Osborne, there are no brave causes; only people who muddle through life, who hurt, and are often hurt in return. This...ISBN: 978-0-8240-7442-5 | Published February 1st 1997 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
This collection of essays and interviews is the first book about the drama of American playwright Terrence McNally; it examines his career to date (30-plus...ISBN: 978-0-8153-2100-2 | Published January 1st 1997 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
The 16 essays and interviews in this volume explore the background and works of Neil Simon, the most successful playwright in American history. Several of...ISBN: 978-0-8153-2132-3 | Published January 1st 1997 by Routledge.
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A Casebook
This collection of ten original (and one reprinted) essays provides an in-depth examination of one of America's foremost contemporary playwrights. Established critics as well...ISBN: 978-0-8153-1352-6 | Published May 1st 1996 by Routledge.
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