The most accurate and readable translations have been chosen for plays originally in foreign languages, including a new translation of Pirandello's Six Characters in Search of an Author by Anthony Caputi, based on the definitive Italian text of 1925.
Each play has been carefully annotated for the student reader--foreign words and phrases are translated, allusions beyond the range of general knowledge are explained, and historical material is included as needed.
A comprehensive "Backgrounds and Criticism" section provides supporting materials by each playwright represented--letters, essays, authors' notes--as well as a broad sampling of critical reviews and interpretations for each play.
A Selected Bibliography is also included.
- ISBN10 0393960153
- ISBN13 9780393960150
- Publish Date 17 April 1991
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 29 September 2011
- Publish Country US
- Imprint WW Norton & Co
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 611
- Language English