1. Plays of Edward Albee
Edward Albee's play "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" ... Abrams's first definition of epic is the closest to which "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" ... As the play progresses the implications of this become increasingly serious. ... Unlike the sweeping grandeur on the epic, the setting of "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" ... By the end of the play the satire has given way to tragedy. ...
Both Arthur Miller's "Death of a Salesman" and Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?... In comparison, all of the action in "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" is played out in Martha and George's house over a short period of time. ... Furthermore, Albee's characters drink lots of alcohol in the play: "My God, you can swill it down, can't you?... Both plays are influenced greatly by the social, historical and cultural happenings of the time. ...