Drama for students. Volume 29 [electronic resource] : presenting analysis, context and criticism on commonly studied dramas / Sara Constantakis, project editor ; foreword by Carole L. Hamilton
12 angry men -- The Cuban swimmer, by Milcha Sanchez-Scott -- Guys and dolls, by Jo Swerling, Abe Burrows, and Frank Loesser -- Look homeward, angel, by Ketti Frings -- Los vendidos, by Luis Valdez -- Poof! by Lynn Nottage -- A raisin in the sun -- The stronger, by August Strindberg -- They knew what they wanted, by Sidney Howard -- Time flies, by David Ives -- Trying to find Chinatown, by David Henry Hwang -- Workout, by Wendy Wasserstein.
Summary
Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; understandable essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.