kushner, tony

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.

Works included represent a wide range of circumstances in which individuals experience prejudice in American, British and world literature. The discussion goes well beyond race, religion, and gender into ethnicity, social status, mental and physical health, and personal beliefs and behaviors.

An oral history of the Broadway show, 'Angels in America,' as told by the artists who created it and the audiences changed by it, spanning 1978 to 2018.

Contains ten essays that provide critical perspectives on the work of American dramatist Tony Kushner.