simon, neil

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Provides critical overviews of the most-studied plays of all time periods, nations, and cultures. Includes discussions of themes, characters, critical reception, dramatic devices and traditions as well as cultural and historical context.

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

Features analysis of the plays most frequently studied in literature classes. Entries include: introduction providing overview of play; brief biography of playwright; plot summary; discussion of play's principal themes; understandable essays on play's construction; and excerpted critical commentary.

The second installment in playwright Neil Simon's memoirs of his life, beginning where "Rewrites" left off with the death of his wife, Joan, and telling of his efforts to deal with his loss, his relationship with Marsha Mason, his move to California, his second marriage, and the creation of his plays and films.

Author looks back at his life, career, and family and discusses how his actual experiences often inspire his plays.

An analysis of his plots and characters from Come Blow Your Horn to Only When I Laugh.