American Drama of the Twentieth Century.

Pp. xii + 300 (Longman Literature in English Series). London and New York: Longman, 1992. Hardbound 30.00[pounds]; paperbound 11.99[pounds].

THIS volume is part of the Longman Literature in English Series which aims to provide a critical introduction to the major genres of literature within historical and cultural contexts. The general editors' preface makes reference to the radical ways in which the nature of English studies has been questioned and this, along with the stated aim of providing cultural contexts for the consideration of the genres with which it deals, might lead one to suppose that the series would tend to incorporate at least to some extent contemporary critical approaches to the …