Image for The Cambridge Companion to Edward Albee

The Cambridge Companion to Edward Albee

Cambridge companions to literature

by Bottoms Stephen J. (Stephen James)

Synopsis

Edward Albee, perhaps best known for his acclaimed and infamous 1960s drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, is one of America's greatest living playwrights. Now in his seventies, he is still writing challenging, award-winning dramas. This collection of essays on Albee, which includes contributions from the leading commentators on Albee's work, brings fresh critical insights to bear by exploring the full scope of the playwright's career, from his 1959 breakthrough with The Zoo Story to his recent Broadway success, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? (2002). The contributors include scholars of both theatre and English literature, and the essays thus consider the plays both as literary texts and as performed drama. The collection considers a number of Albee's lesser-known and neglected works, provides a comprehensive introduction and overview, and includes an exclusive, original interview with Mr Albee, on topics spanning his whole career.

Available format(s):

Classic Audio

Log in to read

What's an Audio Format

Book Information

Copyright year 2005
ISBN-13 9780521542333
ISBN-10 0521542332
Class Copyright
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Subject DRAMA;LITERARY CRITICISM
File Size 0 MB
Number of Pages 279
Shelf No. HR073