Of the three plays in this volume, Ghosts and A Public Enemy are social dramas of his middle period; and the former, described by one London critic as "an open sewer," raised the greatest outcry of all Ibsen's attacks on convention. When We Dead Wake, his last play, handles in a symbolic manner the individual's inner conflict and, incidentally, provides the dramatist's own comment on his lifewo…
One of the most powerful and enduring of Greek tragedies, Euripides' masterwork centers on the myth of Jason, leader of the Argonauts, who has won the dragon-guarded treasure of the Golden Fleece with the help of the sorceress Medea — whom he marries and eventually abandons.
Bagai katak dalam tempurung, Soon Neo hidup di kampung dan dalam budaya yang menganggap perempuan sebagai manusia kelas dua di bawah lelaki. Namun, dia berkeyakinan bahwa anak perempuannya harus keluar dari tempurung yang mengurungnya. Dia bersikeras dan berjuang agar anaknya memperoleh pendidikan yang baik. Puluhan tahun kemudian, si anak menuliskan memoar yang indah ini untuknya. Buku ini seb…
Every day, President Obama reads ten representative letters among the thousands he receives from citizens across the land. The letters come from people of all ages, walks of life, and political points of view. Some are heartbreaking, some angry, some hopeful. Indeed, Obama reads as many letters addressed “Dear Jackass” as “Dear Mr. President.” Eli Saslow, a young and rising star at th…
Our Town was first produced and published in 1938 to wide acclaim. This Pulitzer Prize–winning drama of life in the town of Grover 's Corners, an allegorical representation of all life, has become a classic. It is Thornton Wilder's most renowned and most frequently performed play. It is now reissued in this handsome hardcover edition, featuring a new Foreword by Donald Margulies, who write…
Twelve times a week," answered Uta Hagen, when asked how often she'd like to play Martha in Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Like her, neither audiences nor critics could get enough of Edward Albee's masterful play. A dark comedy, it portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and games. By the evening's end, a stunning, almost unbearable revelation provides a…
Chekhov's plays express life through subtle construction, everyday dialogue, and an electrically charged atmosphere. This collection includes Ivav, The Sea Gull, Uncle Vanya, The Three Sisters, and The Cherry Orchard. Revised reissue.