The Cambridge Companion to American Women PlaywrightsThis 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. |
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1828); although born in England, Rowson grows up in Massachusetts;the Rowson familywill be deported duringthe American Revolution, but Rowson and her husband William will eventually return to Massachusetts where they will have stage ...
1828); although born in England, Rowson grows up in Massachusetts;the Rowson familywill be deported duringthe American Revolution, but Rowson and her husband William will eventually return to Massachusetts where they will have stage ...
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... and Susanna Haswell Rowson 1793 A Charlestonproduction of TheTempest sparks interest inthebetter use anddesignof ... deportation to Britain 1794 Susanna Haswell Rowson's comic operaSlaves in Algiers performed atthe Chestnut Street ...
... and Susanna Haswell Rowson 1793 A Charlestonproduction of TheTempest sparks interest inthebetter use anddesignof ... deportation to Britain 1794 Susanna Haswell Rowson's comic operaSlaves in Algiers performed atthe Chestnut Street ...
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Women dramatists of this periodinclude SusannaHaswell Rowson (1762–1828), Judith Sargent Murray (1751–1820), Mary Carr Clarke(fl. 1815–38), and Sarah Pogson (fl. 1807–18).3 Though no American women earned their living writing for the ...
Women dramatists of this periodinclude SusannaHaswell Rowson (1762–1828), Judith Sargent Murray (1751–1820), Mary Carr Clarke(fl. 1815–38), and Sarah Pogson (fl. 1807–18).3 Though no American women earned their living writing for the ...
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Thoughthe plot concludes at this point,Rowson wasnot yet finished withher audience;the epilogueshe wrote forSlaves in Algiers makesa most provocative statement. Having exited after playing the role of Olivia, Rowson hasherself summoned ...
Thoughthe plot concludes at this point,Rowson wasnot yet finished withher audience;the epilogueshe wrote forSlaves in Algiers makesa most provocative statement. Having exited after playing the role of Olivia, Rowson hasherself summoned ...
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TheYoung Carolinians, published in 1818,takes a form similar to Rowson's comedy, but addsregional emphases. Ellinor, a young South Carolina woman, along with herbrother anda female companion, are captured bythe Barbary pirates while on ...
TheYoung Carolinians, published in 1818,takes a form similar to Rowson's comedy, but addsregional emphases. Ellinor, a young South Carolina woman, along with herbrother anda female companion, are captured bythe Barbary pirates while on ...
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Susan Glaspell and modernism | |
Sophie Treadwell | |
feminism formalism and politics | |
African American women playwrights | |
Feminist theory and contemporary drama | |
Feminist theatre of the seventiesin the United States | |
Contemporary playwrightstraditional forms | |
a feminist voice from the seventies to the present | |
Further reading 14 Contemporary American women playwrights a brief survey of selected | |
Works cited | |
thecareer of Rachel Crothers | |
The Harlem Renaissance and the New Negro Movement | |
Index | |
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Editor | Brenda Murphy |
| Editor | Cambridge University Press, 1999 |
| ISBN | 1139825615, 9781139825610 |
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