Twelve modern dramatists

Introduction: The development of modern drama.--The beginnings of modern drama: Ibsen. Strindberg. Cheknov.-- The Irish contribution: Shaw. Synge. O'Casey.--The social dramatists: Brecht. Miller. Wesker.--The theatre of the absurd: Beckett. Ionesco. Pinter.--Suggestions for further reading (p. 142-43).