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The perfect alternative to lengthy drama anthologies, this brief, affordable collection of 9 most widely taught plays provides a concise but complete introduction to the study of drama. "Writing About Drama" section offers a brief overview of organizational strategies, research methods, style and MLA style citation. Index of critical terms provides a cross-referenced list of terms covered. 6 New Plays includingFences , by August Wilson andThe Heidi Chronicles , by Wendy Wasserstein.

Preface

xi

Introduction

1

(1)

The Play's the Thing

1

(2)

Origins of Drama

3

(2)

Aristotle on Tragedy

5

(1)

Plot

6

(4)

Characterization

10

(3)

Theme

13

(1)

Diction

14

(1)

Melody

15

(1)

Spectacle

16

(2)

Brief History and Description of Dramatic Conventions

18

(7)

Film Versions: A Note

25

(4)

Writing About Drama

29

(8)

Drama

37

(566)

Oedipus the King (c. 430 b.c.)

39

(50)

Sophocles

The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (c. 1604)

89

(120)

William Shakespeare

A Doll House (1879)

209

(69)

Henrik Ibsen

Trifles (1917)

278

(15)

Susan Glaspell

The Glass Menagerie (1944)

293

(63)

Tennessee Williams

Death of a Salesman (1949)

356

(95)

Arthur Miller

Fences (1987)

451

(70)

August Wilson

Sure Thing (1988)

521

(12)

David Ives

The Heidi Chronicles (1988)

533

(70)

Wendy Wasserstein

Acknowledgments

603

(2)

Index of Critical Terms

605

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Drama: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series)

Drama: A Pocket Anthology (Penguin Academics Series)

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