Masterpieces of the Drama by Alexander W. Allison

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Designed as a main text-anthology for the introductory drama course. Applauded by reviewers for its generous number of selections, the sixth edition offers true "masterpieces" of drama. This text contains 30 plays ranging from Aeschylus to Churchill, brief introductions and annotations that do not detract from the student's appreciation of the text.

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Pferdina 477 reviews

Contains works by Aeschylus (Agamemnon), Euripides (Medea), Sophocles (Oedipus Rex), Aristophanes (Lysistrata), Anonymous (The Second Shepards' Play), Shakespeare (Othello), Ben Jonson (Volpone, or the Fox), Moliere (Tartuffe), William Wycherley (The Country Life), Jean Racine (Phaedra) and others.

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Poemblaze 277 reviews

An impressive anthology of dramas. Now I need to read it....

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