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Author
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
"With this expanded and updated third edition, theatre-lovers can possess, in one volume, a comprehensive survey of American musical theatre, from (probably) the first musical performed on American soil - the 1735 South Carolina production of "Flora, or Hob in the Well" - right up to the 1999-2000 Broadway season. Spanning more than 250 years and covering a wide spectrum of musical entertainments - musical comedy, revues, opera bouffe, operetta, and...
Author
Publisher
Harcourt Brace & Co
Pub. Date
©1999
Language
English
Description
An exploration of poetry and feeling, presenting poems selected by the author as emblematic because they suggest something crucial about the nature of poetry itself, and offering his insights on how the poems should be read.
4) Franz Kafka
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
1986
Language
English
Description
Examines the life of early twentieth-century Czech author Franz Kafka, presents an analysis of his writing, and features a selection of critical essays regarding Kafka's work, a chronology, and a complete bibliography.
6) Thomas Hardy
Series
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
1986
Language
English
Description
A collection of critical essays on Hardy, his novels, and poems with a chronology of events in the author's life.
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Formats
Description
One of Shakespeare's most frequently performed comedies, Much Ado About Nothing includes two quite different stories of romantic love. Hero and Claudio fall in love almost at first sight, but an outsider, Don John, strikes out at their happiness. Beatrice and Benedick are kept apart by pride and mutual antagonism until others decide to play Cupid. --Publisher
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
[1998]
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 8.8 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
Examines various aspects of teen life in the 1950s, a decade characterized by the emergence of rock'n'roll, looking at the music and musicians, Elvis, movie idols, hot rods, fashion, and the youth market.