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The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights
Contributor(s): Adler, Tom (Contribution by), Cummings, Scott T. (Contribution by), Achilles, Jochen (Contribution by)
ISBN: 1408134799     ISBN-13: 9781408134795
Publisher: Methuen Drama
OUR PRICE:   $40.80  
Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats
Published: February 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Criticism | Drama
- Drama | American - General
Dewey: 812.509
LCCN: 2013033622
Series: Guides to Contemporary Drama
Physical Information: 1.5" H x 5.2" W x 8.4" (1.20 lbs) 504 pages
 
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Publisher Description:

Unrivalled in its coverage of recent work and writers, The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights surveys and analyses the breadth, vitality and development of theatrical work to emerge from America over the last fifty years.
This authoritative guide leads you through the work of 25 major contemporary American playwrights, discussing more than 140 plays in detail. Written by a team of 25 eminent international scholars, each chapter provides:
- a biographical introduction to the playwright's work;
- a survey and concise analysis of the writer's most important plays;
- a discussion of their style, dramaturgical concerns and critical reception;
- a bibliography of published plays and a select list of critical works.
Among the many Tony, Obie and Pulitzer prize-winning playwrights included are Sam Shepard, Tony Kushner, Suzan-Lori Parks, August Wilson, Paula Vogel and Neil LaBute. The abundance of work analysed enables fresh, illuminating conclusions to be drawn about the development of contemporary American playwriting.

Contributor Bio(s): Schnierer, Peter Paul: - Dr Peter Paul Schnierer is the Chair of English Literature at the University of Heidelberg, Germany.Middeke, Martin: - Middeke Martin (born 24 April 1963 in Paderborn) is a German literary scholar and Chair of English Literature at the University of Augsburg, Germany.