British Playwrights, 1880-1956: A Research and Production Sourcebook

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Greenwood Publishing Group

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1996

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9780313032653

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College Freshman - College Senior

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Includes entries for numerous British playwrights active from 1880 through 1956. Entries provide biographical sketches, descriptions of theatrical reception, and assessments of playwrights' careers. Also includes information on archival sources.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Preface.
Archer, William (1856–1924).
Auden, W.H. (1907–1973).
Barrie, Sir James Matthew (1860–1937).
Beerbohm, Sir Max (1872–1956).
Bottomley, Gordon (1874–1948).
Birdie, James (Osborne Henry Mavor) (1888–1951).
Birghouse, Harold (1882–1958).
Coward, Noël (1899–1973).
Dane, Clemence (Winifred Ashton) (1887–1965).
Eliot, T.S. (1888–1965).
Fry, Christopher (1907– ).
Galsworthy, John (1867–1933).
Gilbert, William Schwenck (1836–1911).
Granville-Barker, Harley (1877–1946).
Greene, Graham (1904–1991).
Hamilton, Cicely (1872–1952).
Hankin, St. John (1869–1909).
Houghton, W. Stanley (1881–1913).
Housman, Laurence (1865–1959).
Jones, Henry Arthur (1851–1929).
Lawrence, D.H. (1885–1930).
Masefield, John (1878–1967).
Maugham, W. Somerset (1874–1965).
Monkhouse, Allan (1858–1936).
Pinero, Arthur Wing (1855–1934).
Priestley, J.B. (1894–1984).
Rattigan, Terence (1911–1977).
Robins, Elizabeth (1862–1952).
Shaw, George Bernard (1856–1950).
Sherriff, R.C. (1896–1975).
Sutro, Alfred (1863–1933).
Wilde, Oscar (1854–1900).
Selected Bibliography.
Index of Names.
Index of Titles.
About the Editors and Contributors.
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British Playwrights, 1880-1956: A Research and Production Sourcebook

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