THE STORY: George, a professor at a small college, and his wife, Martha, have just returned home, drunk from a Saturday night party. Martha announces, amidst general profanity, that she has invited a young couple--an opportunistic new professor at t
Considered by many to be Albee's masterpiece, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? is a "brilliantly original work of art -- an excoriating theatrical experience, surging with shocks of recognition and dramatic fire" (Newsweek).
A social event becomes a personal challenge for two faculty members and their wives at a small New England college as their inner fears and desires are exposed. Reprint. 15,000 first printing.
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2, University of Graz (Anglistik), course: Literary Studies II, language: English, abstract: ''I don't want to kiss you, Martha.
Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?".
This is not surprising as this masterpiece is considered to be revolutionary and ambitious as well as scandalous and highly controversial at the same time.
This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more.
Edward Albee, Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Edward Albee's Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more.