Six Plays by Lillian Hellman
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Six Plays by Lillian Hellman by Lillian Hellman
These six plays span nearly twenty years of theatre and display the range of Lillian Hellman's dramatic gifts. The Children's Hour (1934), her first play, was considered shocking at the time; it concerns the devastating effects of a child's malicious charge of lesbianism against two of her teachers. Days to Come (1936) is about the tragic consequences of strike-breaking in a small Midwestern community. The Little Foxes (1939) and Another Part of the Forest (1946) together constitute a chilling study of the financial and psychological conflicts within the Hubbards, a wealthy and rapacious Southern family. Watch on the Rhine (1941), the story of how fascism affects an American family and the refugees they harbor, won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award. The Autumn Garden (1951) is a poignant yet humorous drama set at a summer resort near New Orleans.Lillian Hellman grew up in New Orleans and went to New York University and Columbia University for her education. She composed The Seeking Wind and Toys in the Attic, as well as collaborating on the text for a musical adaptation of Voltaire's Candide with Richard Wilbur. On June 30, 1984, she passed away.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780394741123 |
| ISBN 10 | 0394741129 |
| Title | Six Plays by Lillian Hellman |
| Author | Lillian Hellman |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Random House USA Inc |
| Year published | 1979-10-12 |
| Number of pages | 512 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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