Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? - Softcover

Albee, Edward

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0689705654 ISBN 13: 9780689705656

Publisher: Atheneum / MacMillan Publishing, 1978

Synopsis

George, a disillusioned academic, and Martha, his caustic wife, have just come home from a faculty party. When a handsome young professor and his mousy wife stop by for a nightcap, an innocent night of fun and games quickly turns dark and dangerous. Long-buried resentment and rage are unleashed as George and Martha turn their rapier-sharp wits against each other, using their guests as pawns in their verbal sparring. By night's end, the secrets of both couples are uncovered and the lies they cling to are exposed.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward Albee, the American dramatist, was born in 1928. He has written and directed some of the best plays in contemporary American theatre and three of his plays: A Delicate Balance, Seascape and Three Tall Women have received Pulitzer Prizes. His most famous play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. His other plays include The Zoo Story, The Death of Bessie Smith, The Sandbox, The American Dream, Tiny Alice, All Over, Listening, The Lady from Dubuque, The Man Who Had Three Arms, Finding the Sun, Fragments, Marriage Play and The Lorca Play.

Review:

“Albee can...be placed high among the important dramatists of the contemporary world theatre.”—New York Post“An irreplaceable experience...A crucial event in the birth of contemporary American theatre.”—Village Voice

About this edition

• Publisher: Atheneum / MacMillan Publishing
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0689705654
• ISBN 13: 9780689705656
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 242