American Women Playwrights Of The Twentieth Century
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American Women Playwrights Of The Twentieth Century
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Author : Ashley Swetnam
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
American Women Playwrights Of The Twentieth Century written by Ashley Swetnam and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with American drama categories.
Early American Women Dramatists 1780 1860
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Author : Zoe Desti-Demanti
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2018-10-24
Early American Women Dramatists 1780 1860 written by Zoe Desti-Demanti and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-24 with History categories.
First published in 1999. Although contemporary feminist criticism has mainly focused upon American women playwrights of the twentieth century-women, there is evidence that a feminist tradition rooted deep in the nationalistic and democratic impulses of the American nation existed more than a hundred years before these women started writing. It may come as a surprise to some readers that a significant but overlooked number of women playwrights vitally contributed to the development of early American drama. This study covers the period between 1775 and 1860, a time when American men and women struggled to define themselves and their place in response to the radical economic and institutional transformations which characterized that period. Based on the assumption that women's experience of the world differs from men's, the author tries to show that the plays of my study are sites of gender inscriptions as well as collective evidence that late-eighteenth and nineteenth-century men and women were affected differently by the economic, political, and social changes that were taking place in America at that time.
American Women Dramatists Of The Twentieth Century
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Author : Brenda Coven
language : en
Publisher: Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 1982
American Women Dramatists Of The Twentieth Century written by Brenda Coven and has been published by Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Literary Criticism categories.
The Cambridge Companion To American Women Playwrights
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Author : Brenda Murphy
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 1999-06-28
The Cambridge Companion To American Women Playwrights written by Brenda Murphy and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-06-28 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This volume addresses the work of women playwrights throughout the history of the American theatre, from the early pioneers to contemporary feminists. Each chapter introduces the reader to the work of one or more playwrights and to a way of thinking about plays. Together they cover significant writers such as Rachel Crothers, Susan Glaspell, Lillian Hellman, Sophie Treadwell, Lorraine Hansberry, Alice Childress, Megan Terry, Ntozake Shange, Adrienne Kennedy, Wendy Wasserstein, Marsha Norman, Beth Henley and Maria Irene Fornes. Playwrights are discussed in the context of topics such as early comedy and melodrama, feminism and realism, the Harlem Renaissance, the feminist resurgence of the 1970s and feminist dramatic theory. A detailed chronology and illustrations enhance the volume, which also includes bibliographical essays on recent criticism and on African-American women playwrights before 1930.
African American Women Playwrights
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Author : Christy Gavin
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 1999
African American Women Playwrights written by Christy Gavin and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with African American dramatists categories.
First Published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
American Feminist Playwrights
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Author : Sally Burke
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Release Date : 1996
American Feminist Playwrights written by Sally Burke and has been published by Macmillan Reference USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Burke's study examines works intensely feminist in their message - the suffrage plays of the early women's movement, the social protest dramas of the 1920s and 1930s, the plays advocating equal rights from the late 1960s onward - and those whose feminism seems an almost unintentional part of their content. Lillian Hellman, who professed no special interest in women's issues and disdained discussions of herself as a "woman" playwright, nonetheless addressed in her dramas numerous feminist themes, including women's need for financial independence, the treatment of women as possessions, the crippling effects of male dominance, and society's attitudes toward lesbianism. In the latter half of the 20th century a number of feminist playwrights integrated into their dramatic consciousness an awareness of racism.
American Women Playwrights 1900 1930
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Author : Frances Diodato Bzowski
language : en
Publisher: Greenwood
Release Date : 1992-07-27
American Women Playwrights 1900 1930 written by Frances Diodato Bzowski and has been published by Greenwood this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992-07-27 with Literary Criticism categories.
The first three decades of the twentieth century saw the New Woman writing an astonishing array of dramatic presentations. This checklist, gleaned from hundreds of library collections and out-of-print anthologies, reveals over 12,000 plays by perhaps 2,000 American women. Some of these works are well known, most are not; some are of enduring literary quality, probably most are not; but all are of social significance and serve to document women's history of the period. Included in a broad definition of play, are dramas and comedies, musicals, farces, monologues and dialogues, pageants and masques, stunts and exercises, operas and cantatas. In addition to adult drama, there are numerous plays written for children and for holiday celebrations. A vast amount of dramatic material was written for amateur theatre, school and church productions, and community events. The sheer volume of these mostly unrewarded contributions is noteworthy, and this checklist should be consulted by researchers in women's studies as well as drama. Playwrights include such noted writers as Susan Glaspell and Zora Neale Hurston in addition to many unremembered women, some of whom have entries for scores of plays. The playwrights are listed in alphabetical order with their works following. Information is given on life dates as known, and the playwrights are keyed to inclusion in major biographical reference books if relevant. The type of dramatic presentation and number of acts is indicated, as is production and publication information as available; and, in almost all cases, at least one library or anthology source is given, coded to a list in the front of the book. Appendixes record contributions to several anthologies, and a selected bibliography completes the work.
Critical Perspectives On Contemporary Plays By Women
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Author : Penny Farfan
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2021-07-22
Critical Perspectives On Contemporary Plays By Women written by Penny Farfan and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-22 with Performing Arts categories.
Explores how women playwrights illuminate the contemporary world and contribute to its reshaping
Mama Teach Me That French
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Author : Suzanne E. Beal
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1993
Mama Teach Me That French written by Suzanne E. Beal and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993 with American drama categories.
American Drama Of The Twentieth Century
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Author : Gerald M. Berkowitz
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2014-07-15
American Drama Of The Twentieth Century written by Gerald M. Berkowitz and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-15 with Literary Criticism categories.
In this book Professor Berkowitz studies the diversity of American drama from the stylistic, experimental plays of O'Neill, through verse, tragedy and community theatre, to the theatre of the 1990s. The discussions range through dramatists, plays, genres and themes, with full supporting appendix material. It also examines major dramatists such as Eugene O'Neill, Arthur Miller, Sam Shephard, Tennessee Williams and August Wilson and covers not only the Broadway scene but also off Broadway movements and fringe theatres and such subjects as women's and African-American drama.