WELCOME  ENG 459: Modern American Drama  END-USERS!

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Please click on any of these helpful numbered links:

1. Speak or write as a seasoned drama critic: consult McGraw-Hill's online Glossary of Drama Terms.
2. Download or view online this fact sheet to help with your reading or writing about literature/drama.
3. Learn about major playwrights and the 20th century development of the theatre!
4. Scan the website of The Thornton Wilder Society to gather bio information on Wilder [1897-1975] and critical reviews of his work.
5. See The National Players' website for program notes and commentary on the Pulitzer Prize-winning play Our Town [1938].
6. Virtually explore the world and commentary behind Tennessee Williams [1911-1983] and his Pulitzer Prize-winning A Streetcar Named Desire [1947].
7. Check out the eoneill.com electronic archive for anything about Eugene O'Neill [1888-1953]!  
8. Peruse the reviews--and see artifacts--surrounding the USA opening of O'Neill's posthumously published, autobiographical masterpiece Long Day's Journey into Night [debuted in USA on 7 November 1956].
9. Marvel at this incomparable website that contains background details on Edward Albee [b. 1928] and his avant-garde, Pulitzer Prize-denied play Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?[opened 13 October 1962].
10. Explore some of the issues raised by the provocative playGlengarry Glen Ross, written in 1984 by the talented American playwright David Mamet [b. 1947].
11. Join in learning about playwright August Wilson [1945-2005] and his Pulitzer Prize-winning The Piano Lesson [1987; opened on Broadway in 1990].

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