Masterpieces of modern British and Irish drama [[electronic resource] /] / Sanford Sternlicht
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Sternlicht Sanford <1931->
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| Titolo: |
Masterpieces of modern British and Irish drama [[electronic resource] /] / Sanford Sternlicht
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| Pubblicazione: | Westport, Conn., : Greenwood Press, 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (122 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 822/.91099417 |
| Soggetto topico: | English drama - 20th century - History and criticism |
| English drama - Irish authors - History and criticism | |
| Soggetto genere / forma: | Electronic books. |
| Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Nota di contenuto: | 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). |
| Sommario/riassunto: | 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 |
| Titolo autorizzato: | Masterpieces of modern British and Irish drama |
| ISBN: | 1-282-40777-5 |
| 9786612407772 | |
| 0-313-03899-6 | |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910455536803321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Greenwood introduces literary masterpieces.