The Prisoner of Second Avenue | Essays and Criticism

  • The Play's Theme of Urban Survival

    Perkins is a professor of twentieth-century American and British literature and film. In the following essay, she examines the play’s theme of urban survival.

  • Jackson R. Bryer Interviews Neil Simon

    In the following interview, Simon discusses his work, how his playwrighting emerged from TV and radio writing, the plays and playwrights that impressed him, his writing process, and his evolution as a writer.