. . "Geschichte 1938-1987." . . "USA." . . "1900 - 1999" . . "DRAMA American." . . "Drama amerikanisches Geschichte 20. Jh." . . "Verenigde Staten." . . "Drama." . . "Toneelstukken." . . "Théâtre américain 20e siècle Histoire et critique." . . . . "Electronic resource" . . . . "American playwrights have made enormous contributions to world drama during the last century, and their works are widely read and performed. This reference conveniently introduces 10 of the most important modern American plays read by students. An introductory essay concisely overviews modern American drama, and each of the chapters that follow examines a particular play. Among the plays discussed are Thornton Wilder's Our Town, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and August Wilson's The Piano Lesson. Each chapter includes a biography, a plot summary."@en . . . . . . . . "Masterpieces of 20th-century American drama" . "Masterpieces of 20th-century American drama"@en . "Electronic books"@en . . . . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc" . . "Criticism, interpretation, etc"@en . . . . "Aufsatzsammlung" . "Profiles ten influential modern American plays, with an introductory overview of modern American drama and a biography of each play's author with discussion of themes, major characters, historical background, and critical reception." . "Masterpieces of 20th-Century American Drama" . . . "American playwrights have made enormous contributions to world drama during the last century, and their works are widely read and performed. This reference conveniently introduces 10 of the most important modern American plays read by students. An introductory essay concisely overviews modern American drama, and each of the chapters that follow examines a particular play. Among the plays discussed are Thornton Wilder's Our Town, Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and August Wilson's The Piano Lesson. Each chapter includes a biography, a plot summary, an analysis of the play's themes, characters, and dramatic art, and a review of its historical background and reception. Chapters list works for further reading, and the volume closes with a selected, general bibliography.''''" . "Abbotson, susan c. W." . . "American drama History and criticism 20th century." . .