A Delicate Balance (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward Albee
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Absurdist
- Time of Work: October, in the mid-1960’s
- Genres: Drama, Absurdist literature
- Subjects: 1960’s, Family or family life, Parents and children, Communication, Fear, Existentialism, Suburban life, Houses, mansions, or manors
- Locales: United States
Places Discussed
Agnes and Tobias’s home. Home of a married couple whose living room is the setting for the entire play. Edward Albee’s stage directions describe the set as the “living room of a large and well-appointed suburban house.” This room contains a library, chairs, a supply of liquor bottles, and an arched entryway. Albee provides remarkably few other details about the set, but the fact that the room is “well-appointed” indicates that it should reflect its residents’ affluence, class, and taste. However, their affluence provides no protection against a...
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