Excerpt from Study Outline on Contemporary Drama, Prepared Each of Brieux's plays is built up around a central idea. This is particularly true of Damaged goods, on the theme of hereditary disease and its social consequences; and of Maternity, on the theme of the decline of the birth-rate. Maternity is a good example of Brieux's depressing social studies. Julien Brignac, an official, is interested in the birth-rate; his sister-in-law is betrayed by Bernin; hence the tragedy. XI T.W. Robertson And The Nineteenth Century Drama (England, 1829-1871) Most Important Plays Society(1865) Caste(1867) Caste. This is a thoroughly representative piece of Robertson's work. It is highly sentimental, and deals with the romantic love of George D'Alroy and Esther Eccles, the daughter of drunken old Eccles, and the breaking down of caste before love. Caste is almost everything in plot, spirit, and incident that The doll's house and Ghost's are not. Contrast these two types of plays; and consider why the representation of Ghosts in London in 1891 created such a sensation. XII Henry Arthur Jones (England, 1851-) Most Important Plays Saints and sinners(1884) The triumph of the Philistine(1895) Michael and his lost angel(1905) Saints and sinners. Read the author's preface - a defence of his art against certain attacks. The play is a frank discussion of questions of religion. The triumph of the Philistines. Read the preface. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.