This guide to plays includes more than 1200 plays available in English which have been successful, and which are of continuing interest to those who present plays, go to plays, and read plays. Contains these plays alphabetically by author, a title index, a subject index listed under their major themes, abbreviations used for collections of plays.

Complete story of musicals : theatrical, social, and economic.

A guide for understanding popular reading tastes, organized to define each genre and its subgenres.

A unique & vital guide that summarizes, explains, & evaluates the greatest works of African-American literature--including articles on writings from James Baldwin, W.E.B. Dubois, Langston Hughes, Malcom X, Toni Morrison, & many more. The newest book in the successful masterpieces of. Series, masterpieces of African-American literature features critical descriptions of the greatest writings of African-Americans. The book has individual articles on...

A beautifully illustrated guide to over seventy-five important journeys in world literature, spanning more than thirty countries and twenty-five hundred years. From Homer's Odyssey, Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, and Cervantes's Don Quixote to Melville's Moby-Dick, Kerouac's On the Road, and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Americanah, some of the most powerful works of fiction center on a journey. Extending to the ends of the earth and spanning from ancient...

Over 300 classical and contemporary dramatic works are summarized and critiqued.

Examines the theme, characters, plot, style and technique of more than 700 nineteenth- and twentieth-century works by prominent authors from around the world.

A guide to creating and maintaining a reading group presents innovative ideas on how to enhance the book club experience, providing lists of ten key titles in a variety of literary genres, tips on special places for meetings, and drink and food recipes.