Overview :Presents essays by leading short-story writers on their favorite American short stories and why they like them. It will send readers to the ... Read More
Overview :Personal reminiscences of Fitzgerald - many previously unpublished - by those who knew him, allowing the reader to construct a composite bio... Read More
Overview :A prolific playwright, Sam Shepard (1943-2017) wrote fifty-six produced plays, for which he won many awards, including a Pulitzer Prize. He ... Read More
Overview :This volume includes twenty-six conversations with Lillian Hellman, ranging from early newspaper interviews on the occasions of the Broadway... Read More
Overview :Musical theater has captivated American audiences from its early roots in burlesque stage productions and minstrel shows to the million-doll... Read More
Overview :"What I want to do is place the culture of Black America on stage, to demonstrate that it has the ability to offer sustenance." In little mo... Read More
Overview :Praise for the earlier edition: "Students of modern American literature have for some years turned to Fifteen Modern American Authors (1969)... Read More
Overview :At the outset of what he called "the greatest, the gaudiest spree in history," F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote the works that brought him instant ... Read More