Contemporary American Playwrights (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521661089)

The playwrights covered in this study have among them won most of the available awards and experienced considerable success in the theater. They have not, however, found their way so easily into the academic canon. Christopher Bigsby examines, in some detail, the developing careers of some of America's most fascinating and original dramatic talent: John Guare, Tina Howe, Tony Kushner, Emily Mann, Richard Nelson, Marsha Norman, David Rabe, Paula Vogel, Wendy Wasserstein, and Lanford Wilson. In addition to the well-known works, Bigsby discusses some of their latest plays to reach the stage. This lively and accessible book will be of interest to students, scholars and general theatergoers alike.

Author: C. W. E. Bigsby, Christopher Bigsby
ISBN-10: 0521661080
ISBN-13: 9780521661089
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 01/13/2000
Pages: 452
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.83lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.13d

Review Citation(s):
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2001 pg. 498