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The Western Canon of Plays - Page 4

This is by no means a complete list, but a collection of notable works from some prominent playwrights. For sake of brevity, musicals and operas were excluded.
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Man and Superman (George Bernard Shaw)
Man and Superman
121
George Bernard Shaw
Candida (George Bernard Shaw)
Candida
122
George Bernard Shaw
Mrs. Warren's Profession (George Bernard Shaw)
Mrs. Warren's Profession
123
George Bernard Shaw
The Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw
The Devil's Disciple by George Bernard Shaw
124
Saint Joan (George Bernard Shaw)
Saint Joan
125
George Bernard Shaw
An Ideal Husband (Oscar Wilde)
An Ideal Husband
126
Oscar Wilde
The Importance of Being Earnest (Oscar Wilde)
The Importance of Being Earnest
127
Oscar Wilde
Lady Windermere's Fan (Oscar Wilde)
Lady Windermere's Fan
128
Oscar Wilde
Salome (Oscar Wilde)
Salome
129
Oscar Wilde
A Woman of No Importance (Oscar Wilde)
A Woman of No Importance
130
Oscar Wilde
The Dance of Death by August Strindberg
The Dance of Death by August Strindberg
131
A Dream Play (August Strindberg)
A Dream Play
132
August Strindberg
Easter, 1916 (William Butler Yeats)
Easter, 1916
133
William Butler Yeats
The Ghost Sonata (August Strindberg)
The Ghost Sonata
134
August Strindberg
Miss Julie by August Strindberg
Miss Julie by August Strindberg
135
To Damascus
To Damascus
136
Waiting for Godot (Samuel Beckett)
Waiting for Godot
137
Samuel Beckett
Endgame (Samuel Beckett)
Endgame
138
Samuel Beckett
Krapp's Last Tape
Krapp's Last Tape
139
Happy Days (Samuel Beckett)
Happy Days
140
Samuel Beckett
Ah, Wilderness (Eugene O'Neill)
Ah, Wilderness
141
Eugene O'Neill
Anna Christie - Eugene O'Neill
Anna Christie - Eugene O'Neill
142
Desire Under the Elms
Desire Under the Elms
143
The Emperor Jones
The Emperor Jones
144
The Great God Brown and Other Plays (Eugene O'Neill)
The Great God Brown and Other Plays
145
Eugene O'Neill
The Hairy Ape (Eugene O'Neil)
The Hairy Ape
146
Eugene O'Neil
The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
147
Lazarus Laughed
Lazarus Laughed
148
Long Day's Journey Into Night (Eugene O'Neill)
Long Day's Journey Into Night
149
Eugene O'Neill
Mourning Becomes Electra
Mourning Becomes Electra
150
Strange Interlude - Eugene O'Neill
Strange Interlude - Eugene O'Neill
151
Spring Storm (Tennessee Williams)
Spring Storm
152
Tennessee Williams
Fugitive Kind (Tennessee Williams)
Fugitive Kind
153
Tennessee Williams
Battle of Angels (Tennessee Williams)
Battle of Angels
154
Tennessee Williams
The Glass Menagerie (Tennessee Williams)
The Glass Menagerie
155
Tennessee Williams
A Streetcar Named Desire (Tennessee Williams)
A Streetcar Named Desire
156
Tennessee Williams
Summer and Smoke (Tennessee Williams)
Summer and Smoke
157
Tennessee Williams
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Tennesee Williams)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
158
Tennesee Williams
Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams
Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams
159
Suddenly Last Summer (Tennessee Williams)
Suddenly Last Summer
160
Tennessee Williams
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