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Modern Drama:
Selected Plays from 1879 to the Present
First Edition
by Walter Levy
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Features twenty-five plays by playwrights who were important leaders in the
development of modern and contemporary drama from the 1870s through the early
1990s.
Introduces each playwright in a substantive biographical essay which provides a
sense of the playwrights life and relation to themes and characters.
Provides photographs of most plays -- showing actors and setting of the first
production of each play.
Features an appendix of 20 essays or excerpts -- taken from a variety of sources -- to
illustrate different ways to write about drama.
Contains an extensive glossary.
Historical Timeline including plays, other important literature, historical events and
important people.
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