famous playwrights
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FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHTS
ED205.03
Patrick Molinari
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Welcome Playwrights!
(Click on an author to see his/her profile)
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We have studied twelve well-known playwrights throughout the year. Use this as a study guide for the upcoming exam.
Watch this Youtube podcast about the life of William Shakespeare
Anton Chekhov
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Born: January 29th, 1860
Nationality: Russian
Style/Themes: Tragedies
Some Well Known Plays:
The Seagull (1896)Uncle Vanya (1900)Three Sisters (1901)The Cherry Orchard (1904)
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Lorraine HansberryBorn: May 19th, 1930
Nationality: American
Style/Themes: Political Writer, Race
Some well known plays:
A Raisin in the Sun (1959)The Drinking Gourd (1960)
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Henrik IbsenBorn: March 20, 1826
Nationality: Norwegian
Style/Themes: Father of Realism
Some well known plays:
A Dolls House (1879)The Lady from the Sea (1888)Hedda Gabler (1890)
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Christopher Marlowe
Born: February 26th, 1564
Nationality: English
Style/Themes: Elizabethan Tragedian
Some well known plays:
Tamburlaine (1587)The Jew of Malta (1589)The Massacre at Paris (1593)
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Arthur Miller
Born: October 17th, 1915
Nationality: American
Style/Themes: Tragedies
Some well known plays:
All My Sons (1947)Death of a Salesman (1949)The Crucible (1953)
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Eugene O’NeillBorn: October 16, 1888
Nationality: American
Style/Themes: Realism/Tragedy
Some well known plays:
Desire Under the Elms (1925)Lazarus Laughed (1926)The Iceman Cometh (1939)
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William ShakespeareBaptized: April 26, 1564
Nationality: English
Styles/Themes: Ironic, Tragedy, Comedic, Historic
Some well known plays:
Romeo and JulietA Midsummer's Night DreamHamlet(Exact Dates Unknown)
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George Bernard ShawBorn: July 26, 1856
Nationality: Irish
Styles/Themes: Social Issues/Working Class
Some Well Known Plays:
Pygmalion (1912)Heartbreak House (1919)Back to Methuselah (1921)
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Neil SimonBorn: July 4th, 1927
Nationality: American
Styles/Themes: Comedy
Some well known plays:
The Odd Couple (1965)Sweet Charity (1966)The Sunshine Boys (1972)
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SophoclesBorn: 469 B.C.
Nationality: Athenian
Style/Themes: Tragedies/Tragic Heroes/Hermitia
Some well known plays:
Oedipus the KingOedipus RexAntigone (exact dates unknown)
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Oscar WildeBorn: October 16th, 1854
Nationality: Irish
Style/Themes: Variety of Philosophies
Some well known plays:
A Woman of No Importance (1893)An Ideal Husband (1895)The Importance of Being Earnest (1895)
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Tennessee WilliamsBorn: March 26, 1911
Nationality: American
Style/Themes: Working Class
Some well known plays:
The Glass Menagerie (1944)A Streetcar Named Desire (1949)Cat on the Hot Tin Roof (1955)
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About the Author
Name: Patrick Molinari
School: Grand Valley State University
Major: Secondary English Education
Hometown: Spring Lake, Michigan
Age: 20
Future Aspirations: Law
Email: [email protected]
Resources
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQoA6o7fhgc