Archibald MacLeish

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Archibald MacLeish (Critical Survey of Drama)

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Critics concerned with the achievements of Archibald MacLeish unite in warning literary taxonomists against differentiating between his work as poet and as dramatist, for with only one exception, all his plays are composed in verse. Nevertheless, his poetic dramas form a group that can be considered separately from his poetry. Indeed, MacLeish’s output in both genres is considerable; of the three Pulitzer Prizes he received, two were awarded for his poems.

As early as 1917, MacLeish published his collection of verse Tower of Ivory,...

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• Conquistador (Masterplots Classics)
• J. B. (Drama)
• J. B. (Masterplots Classics)
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• Dramatic Genres (Topical Overview--Drama)
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• Staging and Production (Topical Overview--Drama)
• English and American Poetry in the Twentieth Century (Topical Overview--Poetry)
• Explicating Poetry (Topical Overview--Poetry)