This critical exploration of modern drama begins with Büchner and Ibsen and then discusses the major playwrights who have shaped modern theater. A new introduc

Intended for the inexperienced drama student as well as serving as a useful review for the experienced student, this book sets forth its principles briefly and

The first book-length study of the notion of place and its implications in modern drama

The history of drama is typically viewed as a series of inert "styles." Tracing British and American stage drama from the 1880s onward, W. B. Worthen instead se