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The Methuen Drama Guide to Contemporary American Playwrights (Guides to Contemporary Drama) Paperback – February 13, 2014

by Christopher Innes (Editor, Contributor), Regents Professor of English Georgia State University Matthew C Roudané (Editor, Contributor), Martin Middeke Dr (Editor, Contributor),
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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.

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  6. ISBN-10
    1408134799
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1408134795
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An extensive survey of twenty-five prominent American playwrights whose careers span the last fifty years ... Readers might employ this guide as an introduction to a playwright's career and oeuvre, as supplemental reading to one of the playwright's plays, or as a starting point for further research.. This guide provides useful and productive analysis of the playwrights. (Amy Guenther Theatre Topics)

This volume is a very comprehensive anthology [and] ... the editors are impressive scholars in their own right ... It is highly recommended for inclusion in college and university libraries, as a supplementary reading source for courses and for anyone interested in an introduction to twentieth-century American playwrights and their plays. (Sharon Marie Britton, Director, Mildred F. Sawyer Library, Suffolk University, USA Reference Reviews, Vol. 29.1)

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This is an authoritative single-volume guide to the work of twenty-five American playwrights from the 1960s to the present, written by a team of twenty-five eminent scholars from the USA, Canada, Britain, Germany and Ireland. It is the perfect companion for students of American literature and drama.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Methuen Drama
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 13, 2014
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 504 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1408134799
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1408134795
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.2 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 1.5 x 8.75 inches
  • Best Sellers Rank: #3,231 in Literary History & Criticism Reference
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    Born and bred just outside Liverpool in the UK, Professor Abbotson ventured to American shores in 1990 and finally found Rhode Island College in 1999, where she has taught ever since. While she has taught a variety of courses at the college, her main field is Modern and Contemporary Drama. A leading scholar on the work of Arthur Miller, Professor Abbotson has published several books and many articles on this seminal American writer. She has been President of the Arthur Miller Society, currently serves on their board, and manages their website. She is also the Performance Editor for the Arthur Miller Journal, was one of a panel of experts to discuss Arthur Miller on Tom Ashbrook's On Point, NPR, 12 Feb., 2005, and has been invited to talk about Miller at a number of area theaters and at conferences home and abroad. Professor Abbotson has also published pieces on playwrights such as Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, Thornton Wilder, Paula Vogel, Mae West, William Inge, August Wilson, and Eugene O’Neill. But her research interests extend beyond Drama to include Film, Children’s and Adolescent Literature, The Short Story, Ethnic Literatures, and Twentieth Century British and American Literature. She even published an essay on Wallace and Gromit!

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