The Cambridge Companion to American Women PlaywrightsBrenda Murphy Cambridge University Press, 1999 M06 28 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. |
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... that the impact of women playwrights on the American theatre had been negligible. With the exception of a handful of respected plays – such as Susan Glaspell's Trifles, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and Lillian Hellman'sThe ...
... that the impact of women playwrights on the American theatre had been negligible. With the exception of a handful of respected plays – such as Susan Glaspell's Trifles, Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun, and Lillian Hellman'sThe ...
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... thatthe playwrights whoare designated here, after oneof Susan Glaspell's plays, asInheritors,were ableto pursue ... that the workof women playwrightsduring the creative explosion by African American writersof the twentiesthat is known as ...
... thatthe playwrights whoare designated here, after oneof Susan Glaspell's plays, asInheritors,were ableto pursue ... that the workof women playwrightsduring the creative explosion by African American writersof the twentiesthat is known as ...
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... that the sum has already arrivedand been pocketedby the scoundrel Hassan – Rebecca prays for the safety of her teenaged son, considering her own situation inconsequential compared tothe forced laborto whichhe is subjected. Whenher ...
... that the sum has already arrivedand been pocketedby the scoundrel Hassan – Rebecca prays for the safety of her teenaged son, considering her own situation inconsequential compared tothe forced laborto whichhe is subjected. Whenher ...
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... Thatthis reunion,aswell asthe welcomingof a British officeras a prospectivesoninlaw of the Fairfields,takes place onthe farm, suggests that the farm household symbolizes the nation asa whole.Within this combined sphere, womenwork hard ...
... Thatthis reunion,aswell asthe welcomingof a British officeras a prospectivesoninlaw of the Fairfields,takes place onthe farm, suggests that the farm household symbolizes the nation asa whole.Within this combined sphere, womenwork hard ...
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... thatthe unprecedented freedom accorded women in the new nationwill naturally leadto their happiness.Though they do notexplicitly argue for political rights, they demonstrate a consistent interest in the status ofwomen. Thefemale ...
... thatthe unprecedented freedom accorded women in the new nationwill naturally leadto their happiness.Though they do notexplicitly argue for political rights, they demonstrate a consistent interest in the status ofwomen. Thefemale ...
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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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