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This chapter discusses the nature of playwriting, the qualities that make a fine play, and the process and career of playwriting.
- You should know in which ways playwriting can be seen as a literary undertaking and those which make it distinct from (other) forms of literature.
- You need to be familiar with the centrality of action to playwriting and its implications.
- You should understand what qualities combine to create a fine play and what each quality contributes.
- You need to know the steps that often form the process of creating a play.
- You should be familiar with some of the leading American playwrights and the qualities of their work.
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