Edward Franklin Albee III (/ˈÉ"Ë lbiË / AWL-bee; March 12, 1928 â€"
September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as
The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf? (1962), A Delicate Balance (1966), and Three Tall Women (1994).
Some critics have argued that some of his work constitutes an American
variant of what Martin Esslin identified and named the Theater of the
Absurd. Three of his plays won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and two
of his other works won the Tony Award for Best Play.His works are
often considered frank examinations of the modern condition. His early
works reflect a mastery and Americanization of the Theatre of the
Absurd that found its peak in works by European playwrights such as
Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, and Jean Genet.His middle period
comprised plays that explored the psychology of maturing, marriage,
and sexual relationships. Younger American playwrights, such as Paula
Vogel, credit Albee's mix of theatricality and biting dialogue with
helping to reinvent postwar American theatre in the early 1960s. Later
in life, Albee continued to experiment in works such as The Goat, or
Who Is Sylvia? (2002).
September 16, 2016) was an American playwright known for works such as
The Zoo Story (1958), The Sandbox (1959), Who's Afraid of Virginia
Woolf? (1962), A Delicate Balance (1966), and Three Tall Women (1994).
Some critics have argued that some of his work constitutes an American
variant of what Martin Esslin identified and named the Theater of the
Absurd. Three of his plays won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, and two
of his other works won the Tony Award for Best Play.His works are
often considered frank examinations of the modern condition. His early
works reflect a mastery and Americanization of the Theatre of the
Absurd that found its peak in works by European playwrights such as
Samuel Beckett, Eugène Ionesco, and Jean Genet.His middle period
comprised plays that explored the psychology of maturing, marriage,
and sexual relationships. Younger American playwrights, such as Paula
Vogel, credit Albee's mix of theatricality and biting dialogue with
helping to reinvent postwar American theatre in the early 1960s. Later
in life, Albee continued to experiment in works such as The Goat, or
Who Is Sylvia? (2002).
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