When Woolf debuted in 1961, audiences and critics alike could not get enough of Edward Albee's masterful play. A dark comedy, it portrays husband and wife George and Martha in a searing night of dangerous fun and games. By the evening's end, a stunning revelation provides a climax that has shocked audiences for years. With the play's razor-sharp dialogue and the stripping away of social pretense, Newsweek keenly foresaw Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? as "a brilliantly original work of art-an excoriating theatrical experience, surging with shocks of recognition and dramatic fire that will be igniting Broadway for some time to come."

本书为爱德华·阿尔比剧作中文版的首度结集。作为当代西方戏剧界的领军人物，阿尔比始终深刻地反思和批判现实与人类的生存状态，尤其着力于挖掘人类的困境与人性的悖谬。他的作品以主题荒诞著称，对白辛辣尖刻，发人深省，渲染出震惊、黑色幽默等戏剧效果。 本集收录阿尔比的三部代表作。 《山羊或谁是西尔维娅？》以剧中男主人公马丁和一头山羊之间的性爱，惊世骇俗地表现了当代美国社会中产阶级家庭的危机。此剧获得了2002年托尼最佳戏剧等数项戏剧大奖。《在家在动物园》是阿尔比在其轰动世界的处女作《动物园故事》基础上加以增添、改写而成。此前的《动物园故事》创作于1958年，首演轰动一时，被认为其早期代表作。剧中人与人之间无法沟通导致的孤独绝望，为了争一条凳子乃至相互残杀，令人印象深刻。《欲望花园》改编自英国著名剧作家贾尔斯·库珀的话剧《尽在花园中》，此剧因对美国金钱社会的辛辣讥讽而成为阿尔比改编剧中最重要也最具争议的一部。