b'14 DRAMA, SHAKESPEARE & LITERARY CLASSICS Literature600 Classics Reviewed BEST SELLER! BEST SELLER! BEST SELLER! BEST SELLER! Critical Survey of DramaThe most extensive and comprehensive available. Highly recommended. ARBAA comprehensive work of extraordinary value. It is easy to read, informative,LITERATUREand engaging. School Library JournalThis third edition contains 638 in-depth essays574 discuss individual dramatists and 64 cover important overview topics that are critical to the study of drama as a whole. Dramatist essays open with a list of the playwrights major dramatic works, professional achievements and awards, an extended biographical sketch that centers on the individuals development as a dramatist, and an extensive critical analysis of the writers major dramatic works. Volume 1 begins with 100 Overview essays that provide an important introduction to dramatic traditions around the world, as well as various genres and techniques. 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