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Play with a Tiger | Criticism

• Critical Essay on Play with a Tiger

  Dell’Amico is an instructor of English literature and composition. In this essay, Dell’Amico explores how Lessing’s reformist political convictions inform her play.

• Doris Lessing, Women Playwrights, and the Politics of Dramatic Form

  In the following essay, Carlson examines the relationship between Anna and Dave Miller in Play with a Tiger.

• Doris Lessing’s Feminist Plays

  In the following excerpt, Krause identifies commonalities between Play with a Tiger and Lessing’s novel The Golden Notebook.

• Liaisons

  In the following review, Gellert praises the intent behind Lessing’s play but says the play suffers in performance.

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1. Play with a Tiger: Introduction
2. Play with a Tiger: Summary
3. Play with a Tiger: Doris Lessing Biography
4. Play with a Tiger: Characters
5. Play with a Tiger: Themes
6. Play with a Tiger: Style
7. Play with a Tiger: Historical Context
8. Play with a Tiger: Critical Overview
9. Play with a Tiger: Criticism
   1. Critical Essay on Play with a Tiger
   2. Doris Lessing, Women Playwrights, and the Politics of Dramatic Form
   3. Doris Lessing’s Feminist Plays
   4. Liaisons
10. Play with a Tiger: Compare and Contrast
11. Play with a Tiger: Topics for Further Study
12. Play with a Tiger: Bibliography and Further Reading
13. Play with a Tiger: Pictures
14. Copyright

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