Frankl, Viktor.
Man’s Search for Meaning
. New York: Pocket Books, 1963.
This is the classic work on surviving unbelievable losses in the concentration camps.
Good News Bible
. New York: Collins/World, 1976. This version of the Bible was chosen for reading selections of Job because it is readily available, is authoritative—issued by the American Bible Society—and is written in easy-to-read modern-day English.
Green, Stanley.
The World of Musical Comedy
. New Jersey: A.S. Barnes & Co. Inc., 1968.
This review points out the theatricality of the physical production—the suspended stage platform, the transformation of Cervantes into Don Quixote done simply with a makeup kit in full view of the audience, and his horseback ride on wooden frames attached to two dancers wearing horse head masks.
Jackson, Arthur.
The Best Musicals: from Showboat to
Sweeney Todd
. New York: Crown Pub., 1977. Teachers will use this only as a good reference book.
Laufe, Abe.
Broadway’s Greatest Musicals
. New York: Funk & Wagnalls, 1977.
There is an excellent review and summary of
Man of La
Mancha
, pp. 326-333.
Putnam, Samuel, translator.
Cervantes
. New York: Viking Press, 1951.
This book provides an excellent resource in the classroom.
Richards, Stanley.
Great Musicals of the American Theater
. New York: Sam Fox Pub. Co. Inc., 1966.
This is the only copy of
Man of La Mancha
by Dale Wasserman found in the Yale Drama Library—pp.470-528 at Yale.
Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes.
Don Quixote
. 2 volumes. New York: Viking Press, 1949.
These are a must in your classroom library.
Stearns Ann
Living through Personal Crises
. Chicago: Thomas More Press, 1984.
This book will prove invaluable in terms of both consultation and concrete help to those dealing with loss and trauma.
Ulanov, Barry.
Makers of the Modern Theater
. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Co. Inc., 1961.
“Camino Real” by Tennessee Williams is an interesting adaptation of
Don Quixote
, presenting the knight now dressed as a “desert rat” in a skid row environment—pp. 668-710.
Wasserman, Dale.
Man of La Mancha
. New York: Dell Pub. Co., 1968.
This book had to be obtained through interlibrary loan from a New York library. The preface and introduction are much better than those in the latest paperback version.
World Masterpieces
. Maynard Mack, general editor. 3rd ed. New York: W.W. Norton & Co., 1973.
Volume 1 is through the Renaissance. The two sections on Cervantes—pp.1367-1468 and pp.1528-1631—are part of this anthology of Western literature.
Worden, William.
Grief Counseling and Grief Therapy
. New York: Springer Pub. Co., 1982.
The author describes the mechanisms of grief and the procedures for helping clients accomplish the task of mourning to facilitate moving through the process of normal grieving.