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Nine Plays Of The Modern Theater: Waiting For Godot; The Visit; Tango; The Caucasian Chalk Circle; The Balcony; Rhinoceros; American Buffalo, Et Al

This comprehensive volume contains nine of the most important, most indispensable plays of the modern theatre. What Harold Clurman has done in this seminal collection is to create for us a portrait of the progress and turmoil of the twentieth century. Ranging from the eerie realism of Pinter's sinister "Birthday Party," to the absurd literalism of Ionesco's conformist city in "Rhinoceros," to the baroque fantasy world of Genet's brothel in "The Balcony," to the tragic hilarity of Stoppard's "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," these nine plays, each entirely distinct, together form an incisive, compelling, and sometimes heartbreaking mosaic of our time.

Paperback: 896 pages

Publisher: Grove Press; 1st edition (January 10, 1981)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 0802150322

ISBN-13: 978-0802150325

Product Dimensions: 2 x 6.5 x 9.5 inches

Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)

Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Best Sellers Rank: #445,507 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #160 in Books > Literature & Fiction > Dramas & Plays > Anthologies

People like Eugene Ionesco, Samuel Beckett, and Bertolt Brecht are some of the most influential modern playwrights, and this book collects some of their most important plays. Seminal works like "Rhinoceros", "Waiting for Godot", "The Caucasian Chalk Circle", and "American Buffalo" are compiled in this book. Fascinating reading!

When I bought this book it was solely for the purpose of academic study. And like all my textbooks I was planning on trading it in afterwards. But after reading these remarkable plays I plan on keeping them forever. These plays are amazing, shocking, provocative, insightful, and most of all, classic avant-garde. I will never forget these plays and I can guarantee you won't either.

I needed this for my english class so i bought it last min. and it is so simple to read and understand.... plus it has foot notes and the title of the book and the author on each page. loooooove it

Item arrived promptly and as described, couldn't be better!

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