Description: Relationships in their comic and dramatic variety are at the core of this collection of what playwright Victor L. Cahn calls ""chamber plays."" All dramatize relationships between two people: sometimes to find love, sometimes to find self-assurance or power. All are also distinguished by an elegant wit and stylistic sophistication that makes these works literary as well as theatrical delights. Endorsements: About ROSES IN DECEMBER: ""Cahn serves up something of a bona fide thriller along with the genuinely wise psychological insights that lie at the heart of ROSES IN DECEMBER,...

Description: This book is a close examination of one of Shakespeare's most controversial characters: Prince Hal/Henry V. From his early tavern dalliances with Sir John Falstaff, to his assumption of the English throne, to his military successes and marriage, the analysis weighs his many disparate qualities, such as charm, aggression, wit, and faith, as well as his relationship to questions about power, religion, and morality that dominate Shakespeare's history plays. The study also links this complex figure to electoral issues and strategies of our own day. Endorsements: ""An elegant reading...

Description: In this witty and ironic novel, Melissa and Dave claim to love each other, but clash as to how the relationship should proceed. Their predicament is complicated by Beth, who brazenly asserts her own amorous intentions. Add a provocative element of mystery, and the result is a subtly subversive comedy about contemporary romance. Endorsements: Critical Praise for Victor L. Cahn "" Cahn] establishes himself as a master of black comedy."" --UPI ""Quick exposition, swift character development, perfect dialogue ..."" --Albany Times-Union ""Victor L. Cahn is clearly a gifted writer.""...