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"This collection of Dreiser's complete plays12 in allis the first since 'Plays, Natural and Supernatural' appeared in 1930. Newlin and Rusch assembled a first-rate scholarly edition: they studied the extant forms of each text, convincingly determined copy-text for each play, and provided an apparatus that allows readers to see the rationale for emendations. A knowledgeable introduction places Dreiser in the context of US theater history in the 1910s, the decade in which he composed his symbolist and expressionist one-act plays and a more realistic four-act drama, 'The Hand of the Potter.' 'The Voice,' a previously unpublished play, is an addition to the Dreiser canon. . . . Appendixes provide data relevant to the plays, including an essay on their production history . . . the edition is by far the most valuable presentation of Dreiser's dramatic writing to date and is recommended for upper-division undergraduates through professionals and for general readers."CHOICE