"The Glass Menagerie" Links
A Glass Menagerie Study Guide
An outstanding twelve page study guide from the Fort Wayne, Indiana Civic Theater Group. This is not a superficial cheat-sheet, Cliffs-notes type site for slow high school students; it is a handbook for professional actors who are staging the show. Great background on Williams.
A Review From The New Yorker Magazine Of A Current Broadway Revival
The New Yorker is one of the most prestigious and provocative magazines in the U.S., and this excellently-written review adds significant details to our understanding of Williams and his family. The author of this review is the magazine's long-time theater critic John Lahr, son of beloved actor Bert Lahr, the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz.
An Actor's Review
A review of the same production by Erik Haagensen in Backstage, the trade magazine for professional actors in New York.
A University Professor's Analysis of the Play
Professor Darryl Haley writes a challenging analysis of the play. Seniors especially should look at this because it is the kind of article that you will be required to read in college.
A Scene From The 1973 Film: Katherine Hepburn As Amanda
"Winesburg, Ohio" Links
Winesburg, Ohio eText #1
From the University of Virigina. This is the same source as our earlier eTexts, with each chapter (in this case, story) with its own hyperlink. Good, clear text.
Winesburg, Ohio eText #2
Another complete text with hyperlinked chapters from Bartleby.com. This differs from the UVA text above in that a) on the negative side, it includes advertising, and the page is generally "busy-looking"; b) on the positive side, the site is set up as a searchable database, so you can locate any particular quotation or section of the book at will.
Winesburg, Ohio: The Movie
A blog page from the producer/director of a controversial and direct-to-DVD film version of Anderson's classic.
An Introduction To Winesburg, Ohio
Celebrated literary critic Irving Howe writes a brief and highly readable commentary on Anderson and the stories.
A Scene From The Video: "The Strength Of God"
Take The Interactive Winesburg, Ohio Quiz #4
"A Christmas Carol" Links
eText For "A Christmas Carol"
A reader-friendly, attractive and illustrated internet version of the complete text.
Wikipedia On "A Christmas Carol"
Though controversial and flawed in its interpretations, this article presents a solid background on Dickens' life and sources for the story. Several of us editors are still working to improve it!
"Mankind Was My Business" - The Scrooge And Marley Scene
The best version of this scene on film, with no attempt at levity or comedy. George C. Scott as Scrooge; Frank Finlay as Marley.
Scrooge And The Ghost Of Christmas Past
Everyman Links
Death Comes For Everyman
eText For Everyman
The complete text of the play in (relatively) modern English. If you forget your book at home or school, use this text to prepare for quizzes!
Summary Of Everyman
A capsule version of the play with some detail about producing it for the modern stage.
An Everyman Study Guide
The best short page on the play - characters, summary, themes all in one place.
An Explanation Of Everyman
An excellent short discussion of the play and its themes from a literature class at Goucher College.
Claymation Everyman Acted With Legos
Everyman Movie Trailer
Interactive Practice Quiz For Everyman
Everyman Practice Quiz » Create Quizzes
Classic Fairy Tale Links
Sur La Lune Fairy Tale Pages
A wonderful site, easy to use and profusely illustrated, with variant texts, illustrations, and commentaries on about twenty selected fairy tales. Very useful.
The National Geographic Site On The Brothers Grimm
A marvelous, illustrated and animated site that takes you through several of the Brothers' most famous stories. Beautiful page environment.
Folk Texts
The University of Pittsburgh's outstanding page that indexes eTexts of hundreds of fairy tales according to their themes and subjects such as "Abducted By Aliens" or "Animal brides." Lots of fun.
Three Videos
Snow White
The Little Match Girl (1977)
Hansel and Gretel (1977)
Prep For "Beauty and the Beast" Quiz By Taking The Interactive Practice Quiz!
A wonderful site, easy to use and profusely illustrated, with variant texts, illustrations, and commentaries on about twenty selected fairy tales. Very useful.
The National Geographic Site On The Brothers Grimm
A marvelous, illustrated and animated site that takes you through several of the Brothers' most famous stories. Beautiful page environment.
Folk Texts
The University of Pittsburgh's outstanding page that indexes eTexts of hundreds of fairy tales according to their themes and subjects such as "Abducted By Aliens" or "Animal brides." Lots of fun.
Three Videos
Snow White
The Little Match Girl (1977)
Hansel and Gretel (1977)
Prep For "Beauty and the Beast" Quiz By Taking The Interactive Practice Quiz!
Thornton Wilder And "Our Town" Links
The Thornton Wilder Society Home Page
A great simple biography of the writer, plus fascinating links to commentaries about his life and works.
An Our Town Study Guide
Provocative questions about the play to help your understanding of the themes.
GoodReads' Famous Quotations From Wilder
Including many from Our Town, but also from the author's other well-known novels and plays.
Paul Newman As The Stage Manager - Act III Opening
George And Emily
Take The Interactive Quizzes For Acts I and II Of Our Town!
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