Terrence McNally\'s canon of plays, books for musicals and opera libretti possesses such a breadth of subject matter and diversity of dramatic modes that critics have had difficulty assessing his accomplishment.
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This book is the first critical study to identify the four major stages of McNally\'s development in terms of his understanding of how Theater helps the modern person trapped in a seemingly profane existence to find a gateway to the transcendent.
Terrence McNally\'s canon of plays, books for musicals and opera libretti possesses such a breadth of subject matter and diversity of dramatic modes that critics have had difficulty assessing his accomplishment