You can read the following play by consulting your textbook or clicking on the title. The e-notations provided below offer links to sites that offer background or otherwise illuminate the works. Enjoy!

The Hairy Ape

See page 1048 in The American Tradition in Literature, Volume II, 10e

See page 1552 in The American Tradition in Literature, Shorter Edition, 10e

• The Hairy Ape is a play layered with symbolic and allegorical possibilities. To learn more about symbolism and allegory, go to this online glossary of literary terms.

• For information about and pictures of ocean liners such as the one on which The Hairy Ape is set, visit this website.