03022nam 2200601 a 450 991045553680332120200520144314.01-282-40777-597866124077720-313-03899-6(CKB)1000000000808086(EBL)492386(OCoLC)61773308(SSID)ssj0000340187(PQKBManifestationID)11274425(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340187(PQKBWorkID)10365232(PQKB)11580797(MiAaPQ)EBC492386(Au-PeEL)EBL492386(CaPaEBR)ebr10349858(CaONFJC)MIL240777(EXLCZ)99100000000080808620050518d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrMasterpieces of modern British and Irish drama[electronic resource] /Sanford SternlichtWestport, Conn. Greenwood Press20051 online resource (122 p.)Greenwood introduces literary masterpieces,1545-6285Description based upon print version of record.0-313-33323-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.The playboy of the western world / by John Millington Synge (1907) -- Saint Joan / by George Bernard Shaw (1923) -- Juno and the paycock / by Sean O'Casey (1924) -- Private lives / by Noel Coward (1930) -- Waiting for Godot / by Samuel Beckett (1953) -- Look back in anger / by John Osborne (1956) -- The birthday party / by Harold Pinter (1958) -- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are dead / by Tom Stoppard (1966) -- Translations / by Brian Friel (1980) -- Top girls / by Caryl Churchill (1982).Modern British and Irish dramatic works are among the plays most widely read by students. This volume conveniently introduces 10 major plays by British and Irish dramatists. Each chapter is devoted to a particular play and includes a brief biography, a plot synopsis, a discussion of major themes and characters, an overview of the play's historical background, an analysis of the work's dramatic style, an overview of the play's critical reception, and a list of works for further reading.||Modern British and Irish dramatic works are widely enjoyed by general readers and high school students. But Greenwood introduces literary masterpieces.English drama20th centuryHistory and criticismEnglish dramaIrish authorsHistory and criticismElectronic books.English dramaHistory and criticism.English dramaIrish authorsHistory and criticism.822/.91099417Sternlicht Sanford1931-174830MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455536803321Masterpieces of modern British and Irish drama2009169UNINA