LEADER 02988nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910778549103321 005 20230617041203.0 010 $a1-282-40777-5 010 $a9786612407772 010 $a0-313-03899-6 035 $a(CKB)1000000000808086 035 $a(EBL)492386 035 $a(OCoLC)61773308 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000340187 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11274425 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340187 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10365232 035 $a(PQKB)11580797 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC492386 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL492386 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10349858 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL240777 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000808086 100 $a20050518d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aMasterpieces of modern British and Irish drama$b[electronic resource] /$fSanford Sternlicht 210 $aWestport, Conn. $cGreenwood Press$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (122 p.) 225 1 $aGreenwood introduces literary masterpieces,$x1545-6285 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-313-33323-8 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aThe 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). 330 $aModern British and Irish dramatic works are among the plays most widely read by students. This volume conveniently introduces 10 major plays by British and Irish dramatists. Each chapter is devoted to a particular play and includes a brief biography, a plot synopsis, a discussion of major themes and characters, an overview of the play's historical background, an analysis of the work's dramatic style, an overview of the play's critical reception, and a list of works for further reading.||Modern British and Irish dramatic works are widely enjoyed by general readers and high school students. But 410 0$aGreenwood introduces literary masterpieces. 606 $aEnglish drama$y20th century$xHistory and criticism 606 $aEnglish drama$xIrish authors$xHistory and criticism 615 0$aEnglish drama$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aEnglish drama$xIrish authors$xHistory and criticism. 676 $a822/.91099417 700 $aSternlicht$b Sanford$f1931-$0174830 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910778549103321 996 $aMasterpieces of modern British and Irish drama$93767192 997 $aUNINA