dramatis personae

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Before reading a word of Craig Taylor’s “New Yorkers,” I decided to construct a dramatis personae to keep track of the characters in his intriguing oral history.

From New York Times

Past so inhabits present that Mantel includes the dead in the trilogy’s dramatis personae.

From New York Times

Be forewarned that this is a bloody book; the helpful dramatis personae lists “The recently dead,” and those are just the unfortunates dispatched before the curtain is raised.

From Los Angeles Times

Mantel names the deceased in her dramatis personae at the beginning of her books; how that list has grown.

From New York Times

Every now and then, it pays to take a step back and consider the stature of the dramatis personae of this era.

From The Guardian