Drama: A Pocket Anthology / Edition 5

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A nice alternative to lengthier and more expense anthologies, Drama: A Pocket Anthology is the perfect choice for professors who want to see several books in an Introduction to Drama course. Chronologically organized, changes to the new edition include:

  • Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning comedy The God of Carnage, produced on Broadway with a cast including James Gandolfini and Jeff Daniels, reflects the robust strength of today's Broadway and of contemporary comedy.
  • Shakespeare's Twelfth Night brings a classic comedy to this collection for the first time.
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    Drama: A Pocket Anthology / Edition 5

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    A nice alternative to lengthier and more expense anthologies, Drama: A Pocket Anthology is the perfect choice for professors who want to see several books in an Introduction to Drama course. Chronologically organized, changes to the new edition include:

  • Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning comedy The God of Carnage, produced on Broadway with a cast including James Gandolfini and Jeff Daniels, reflects the robust strength of today's Broadway and of contemporary comedy.
  • Shakespeare's Twelfth Night brings a classic comedy to this collection for the first time.
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    Drama: A Pocket Anthology / Edition 5

    Drama: A Pocket Anthology / Edition 5

    by R. Gwynn
    Drama: A Pocket Anthology / Edition 5

    Drama: A Pocket Anthology / Edition 5

    by R. Gwynn

    Overview

    ALERT: Before you purchase, check with your instructor or review your course syllabus to ensure that you select the correct ISBN. Several versions of Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products exist for each title, including customized versions for individual schools, and registrations are not transferable. In addition, you may need a CourseID, provided by your instructor, to register for and use Pearson's MyLab & Mastering products.

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    A nice alternative to lengthier and more expense anthologies, Drama: A Pocket Anthology is the perfect choice for professors who want to see several books in an Introduction to Drama course. Chronologically organized, changes to the new edition include:

  • Yasmina Reza's Tony-winning comedy The God of Carnage, produced on Broadway with a cast including James Gandolfini and Jeff Daniels, reflects the robust strength of today's Broadway and of contemporary comedy.
  • Shakespeare's Twelfth Night brings a classic comedy to this collection for the first time.

    • Product Details

    ISBN-13: 9780133961720
    Publisher: Pearson Education
    Publication date: 09/26/2014
    Edition description: New Edition
    Pages: 528
    Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.50(d)

    About the Author

    R. S. Gwynn has edited several other books, including Fiction: A Pocket Anthology; Poetry: A Pocket Anthology; Literature: A Pocket Anthology; Inside Literature: Reading, Responding, Writing (with Steven Zani); The Art of the Short Story (with Dana Gioia); andContemporary American Poetry: A Pocket Anthology (with April Lindner). He has also authored five collections of poetry, including No Word of Farewell: Selected Poems, 1970-2000. He has been awarded the Michael Braude Award for verse from the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Gwynn is University Professor of English and Poet-in-Residence at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas.

    Table of Contents

    Preface
    Introduction

    The Play’s the Thing
    Origins of Drama
    Aristotle on Tragedy
    Plot
    Characterization
    Theme
    Diction
    Melody
    Spectacle
    Brief History and Description of Dramatic Conventions

    Writing About Drama

    DRAMA

    Sophocles
    Antigone, translated by Robert Fagles
    William Shakespeare
    Twelfth Night; or, What You Will, edited by David Bevington
    Henrik Ibsen
    An Enemy of the People, adapted by Arthur Miller
    Susan Glaspell
    Trifles

    Tennessee Williams
    The Glass Menagerie
    Edward Albee
    The Sandbox
    Athol Fugard
    “Master Harold” . . . and the boys

    August Wilson
    The Piano Lesson
    David Ives
    Sure Thing
    Milcha Sanchez-Scott
    The Cuban Swimmer
    Yasmina Reza
    The God of Carnage, translated by Christopher Hampton

    Acknowledgments

    Index of Critical Terms

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