Thematic Guide to Modern Drama

Author Susan C. W. Abbotson

Publisher Greenwood Publishing Group

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Author

Susan C. W. Abbotson

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Greenwood Publishing Group

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Copyright

2003

ISBN13

9780313058233

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eBook

Grade Level

9th Grade - College Senior

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Overview

Presents the numerous themes that weave their way through modern drama and highlights the variety of thought that exists in response to them.
Front Cover.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Contents.
Introduction.
1: Absurdity of Life.
2: African American Experience.
3: Aging.
4: Ambition and Fame.
5: American Indian Experience.
6: Asian American Experience.
7: Betrayal and Guilt.
8: Courtship.
9: Death.
10: Decisions and Life Choices.
11: Growing Up.
12: The Heritage of Slavery.
13: Historical Heritage.
14: The Holocaust.
15: Illness and Disability.
16: International Cultural Communities.
17: Issues of Sexuality.
18: Jewish American Experience.
19: Latin American Experience.
20: Law and Justice.
21: The "Life-Lie".
22: Magic and the Supernatural.
23: Marriage.
24: Parents and Children.
25: Religion (Christianity).
26: A Sense of Community.
27: Sibling Relationships.
28: Substance Abuse.
29: War and Violence.
30: Women's Issues—Current.
31: Women's Issues—Past.
32: Work.
33: Worlds of the Deaf and Blind.
Index.
Other Backmatter.
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