The Bedford Introduction to Drama
, by Jacobus, Lee A.- ISBN: 9780312474881 | 0312474881
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 9/5/2008
LEE A. JACOBUS is professor emeritus of English at the University of Connecticut and the author/editor of popular English textbooks, among them A World of Ideas: Essential Readings for College Writers, Seventh Edition (Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006); and The Longman Anthology of American Drama. Professor Jacobus has written scholarly books on Paradise Lost, on the works of John Cleveland, and on the works of Shakespeare, including Shakespeare and the Dialectic of Certainty. He is also a playwright; two of his plays — Fair Warning and Long Division — were produced in New York by the American Theater of Actors; Dance Therapy , three one-act plays, was produced in New York at Where Eagles Dare Theatre. He is a member of the Dramatists Guild of America. Volcanic Jesus, his book of short stories, is set in Hawaii.
* Samuel Beckett, Krapp’s Last Tape Krapp’s Last Tape in Performance Commentaries on Beckett * Martin Esslin, The Theater of the Absurd * Ruby Cohn, Beckett Directing Lorraine Hansberry, A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun in Performance Wole Soyinka, The Strong Breed The Strong Breed in Production Commentary on Soyinka Lewis Nkosi, Interview with Wole Soyinka Contemporary Drama Experimentation Theater of Cruelty Environmental Theater "Poor Theater" Theater of Images Gay and Lesbian Theater and Other * Ensembles Experiments with Theater Space Experimentation within the Tradition * The Contemporary Theater * The Contemporary Actor Contemporary Drama Timeline Luis Valdez, Zoot Suit Zoot Suit in Performance * Harold Pinter, The Homecoming The Homecoming in Performance Commentary on Pinter * Ronald Knowles, The Homecoming Edward Albee, The Zoo Story The Zoo Story in Performance Commentary on Albee * Robert B. Bennet, Tragic Vision in The Zoo Story * Sam Shephard, Buried Child Buried Child in Performance * Brian Friel, Faith Healer Faith Healer in Performance Athol Fugard, "Master Harold" … and the boys Master Harold …and the boys in Performance Commentaries on Fugard Heinrich von Staden, Interview with Athol Fugard Athol Fugard, From Notebooks 1960-1977 David Mamet, Glengary Glen Ross Glengary Glen Ross in Performance Commentaries on Mamet Anne Dean, Glengarry Glen Ross * August Wilson, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom in Performance Commentary on Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom * Joan Herrington, The Development of Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom August Wilson, Fences Fences in Performance Commentary on Fences * Joan Herrington, The Development of Fences * A CASEBOOK ON AUGUST WILSON Mark William Rocha, August Wilson and the Four B’s: Influences Harry J. Elam, Jr., August Wilson Romare Bearden, Mill Hand’s Lunch Bucket (1978) and Piano Lesson (1983) Amiri Baraka, Ka’Ba Ma Rainey and Lovie Austin, Bad Luck Blues Ma Rainey, Don’t Fish in My Sea Elisabeth J. Heard, An Interview with August Wilson on Playwriting Peter Wolfe, August Wilson: Conclusion * Tony Kushner, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches Angels in America: Millennium Approaches in Performance Commentary on Kushner *Andrea Bernstein, Interview with Tony Kushner Paula Vogel, How I Learned to Drive How I Learned to Drive in Performance Commentaries on Vogel Christopher Bigsby, Paula Vogel David Savran, Paula Vogel *Caryl Churchill, Far Away Far Away in Performance * Moisés Kaufman and the Tectonic Theater Project, The Laramie Project The Laramie Project in Performance * Lynn Nottage, Intimate Apparel Intimate Apparel in Performance * Doug Wright, I Am My Own Wife I Am My Own Wife in Performance Commentary on Wright * Doug Wright, Portrait of an Enigma * Conor McPherson, Shining City Shining City in Performance * Sarah Ruhl, The Clean House The Clean House in Performance * Suzan-Lori Parks, selections from 365 Days/365 Plays 365 Days in Performance Appendices Writing about Drama Why Write about Drama? Conventions in Writing Criticism about Drama Approaches to Criticism Reader Response Close Reading From Prewriting to Final Draft: A Sample Essay on The Rising of the Moon How to Write a Review What Is the Purpose of a Review? What You Need to Write a Good Review Preparing to Review a Classic Play Preparing to Review a New Play Guidelines for Writing Reviews Sample Review Glossary of Dramatic Terms
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