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The Oxford dictionary of plays / Michael Patterson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Patterson, Michael, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Drama--Dictionaries.
- Drama.
- Genre:
- Subject dictionaries.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- Second edition.
- Other Title:
- Dictionary of plays
- Plays
- Place of Publication:
- [Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2015.
- Summary:
- This resource provides essential information on the best-known, best-loved, and most important plays in world theatre. Each entry includes details of the title, author, date of writing, date of first performance, genre, setting, and composition of cast; there is also a summary of the play's plot, and a brief commentary. Genres covered include: burlesque, comedy, farce, historical drama, kabuki, masque, melodrama, morality play, mystery play, No, romantic comedy, tragicomedy, satire, and tragedy.
- Notes:
- Previous edition: 2005.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 20, 2015).
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