Adler, Thomas P., American Drama, 1940—1960: A Critical History, Twayne Publishers, 1994.
Adler provides a background of the theatrical scene at the time when The Desperate Hours appeared.
Heilman, Robert Bechtold, Tragedy and Melodrama: Versions of Experience, University of Washington Press, 1968.
A famous drama critic examines the art and skill involved in writing a play in a generic form, studying the artistic precedents that go back to antiquity.
Nathan, George Gene, The Theatre of the Fifties,.....
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