Twenty Contemporary One-Act Plays: American (1922)

By Frank Shay

Book Overview

""Twenty Contemporary One-Act Plays: American"" is a collection of plays edited by Frank Shay and originally published in 1922. The book features twenty plays written by prominent American playwrights of the time, including Eugene O'Neill, Susan Glaspell, and Edna St. Vincent Millay. The plays cover a range of themes and styles, from domestic dramas to experimental works, and showcase the diversity of American theater in the early 20th century. Each play is accompanied by a brief introduction and notes on the playwright and the play's production history. ""Twenty Contemporary One-Act Plays: American"" is a valuable resource for theater enthusiasts, students, and anyone interested in the history of American drama.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1165818191
• ISBN13: 9781165818198
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 634 Pages
• Weight: 1.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"