The Zoo Story (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Edward Albee
- First Published: 1959
- Type of Work: Drama
- Type of Plot: Absurdist
- Time of Work: Late 1950’s
- Genres: Existential literature, Drama, Absurdist literature
- Subjects: 1950’s, New York, North America or North Americans, Northeast, U.S., United States or Americans, Suicide, New York City, Communication, Alienation, Death or dying, Publishing or publishers
- Locales: New York, NY, Central Park, NY
Places Discussed
*Central Park. Large public park in central Manhattan represented in the play only by benches on opposite edges of the stage. The atmosphere initially seems pleasant as a man named Peter, seated at stage right, reads under a canopy of plants and the sky. The repose is broken when Jerry enters and insists on engaging Peter in conversation. Another pair of locations quickly becomes central to the unfolding events. Peter lives in a toney neighborhood east of the park, while Jerry resides in a shabby rooming house on Central Park West. These locations reflect the...
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