The Cambridge Companion To American Women Playwrights

Author : Brenda Murphy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1999-06-28
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521576806

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The Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights by Brenda Murphy Pdf

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.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 5215768064

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Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights by Anonim Pdf

Author : BRENDA. MURPHY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1368217233

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THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO AMERICAN WOMEN PLAYWRIGHTS. by BRENDA. MURPHY Pdf

Author : Elaine Aston,Janelle Reinelt
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521595339

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The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights by Elaine Aston,Janelle Reinelt Pdf

This Companion, first published in 2000, addresses the work of women playwrights in Britain throughout the twentieth century.

Author : Angelyn Mitchell,Danille K. Taylor
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-04-30
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139827775

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The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature by Angelyn Mitchell,Danille K. Taylor Pdf

The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature covers a period dating back to the eighteenth century. These specially commissioned essays highlight the artistry, complexity and diversity of a literary tradition that ranges from Lucy Terry to Toni Morrison. A wide range of topics are addressed, from the Harlem Renaissance to the Black Arts Movement, and from the performing arts to popular fiction. Together, the essays provide an invaluable guide to a rich, complex tradition of women writers in conversation with each other as they critique American society and influence American letters. Accessible and vibrant, with the needs of undergraduate students in mind, this Companion will be of great interest to anybody who wishes to gain a deeper understanding of this important and vital area of American literature.

Author : Dale M. Bauer,Philip Gould
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2001-11-15
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521669758

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The Cambridge Companion to Nineteenth-Century American Women's Writing by Dale M. Bauer,Philip Gould Pdf

A 2001 Companion providing an overview of the history of writing by women in nineteenth-century America.

Author : Penny Farfan,Lesley Ferris
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-01-23
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781137270801

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Contemporary Women Playwrights by Penny Farfan,Lesley Ferris Pdf

Breaking new ground in this century, this wide-ranging collection of essays is the first of its kind to address the work of contemporary international women playwrights. The book considers the work of established playwrights such as Caryl Churchill, Marie Clements, Lara Foot-Newton, Maria Irene Fornes, Sarah Kane, Lisa Kron, Young Jean Lee, Lynn Nottage, Suzan-Lori Parks, Djanet Sears, Caridad Svich, and Judith Thompson, but it also foregrounds important plays by many emerging writers. Divided into three sections-Histories, Conflicts, and Genres-the book explores such topics as the feminist history play, solo performance, transcultural dramaturgies, the identity play, the gendered terrain of war, and eco-drama, and encompasses work from the United States, Canada, Latin America, Oceania, South Africa, Egypt, and the United Kingdom. With contributions from leading international scholars and an introductory overview of the concerns and challenges facing women playwrights in this new century, Contemporary Women Playwrights explores the diversity and power of women's playwriting since 1990, highlighting key voices and examining crucial critical and theoretical developments within the field.

Author : Carolyn Dinshaw,David Wallace
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2003-05-22
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0521796385

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The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing by Carolyn Dinshaw,David Wallace Pdf

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing seeks to recover the lives and particular experiences of medieval women by concentrating on various kinds of texts: the texts they wrote themselves as well as texts that attempted to shape, limit, or expand their lives. The first section investigates the roles traditionally assigned to medieval women (as virgins, widows, and wives); it also considers female childhood and relations between women. The second section explores social spaces, including textuality itself: for every surviving medieval manuscript bespeaks collaborative effort. It considers women as authors, as anchoresses 'dead to the world', and as preachers and teachers in the world staking claims to authority without entering a pulpit. The final section considers the lives and writings of remarkable women, including Marie de France, Heloise, Joan of Arc, Julian of Norwich, Margery Kempe, and female lyricists and romancers whose names are lost, but whose texts survive.

Author : Maren Tova Linett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781139825436

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The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Women Writers by Maren Tova Linett Pdf

Women played a central role in literary modernism, theorizing, debating, writing, and publishing the critical and imaginative work that resulted in a new literary culture during the early twentieth century. This volume provides a thorough overview of the main genres, the important issues, and the key figures in women's writing during the years 1890–1945. The essays treat the work of Woolf, Stein, Cather, H. D. Barnes, Hurston, and many others in detail; they also explore women's salons, little magazines, activism, photography, film criticism, and dance. Written especially for this Companion, these lively essays introduce students and scholars to the vibrant field of women's modernism.

Author : S. Engle
Publisher : Springer
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780230609365

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New Women Dramatists in America, 1890-1920 by S. Engle Pdf

Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO). Stock of this book requires shipment from an overseas supplier. It will be delivered to you within 12 weeks. This study rediscovers the lives and notable accomplishments of five prominent, yet historically neglected women dramatists of the Progressive Era: Martha Morton, Madeleine Lucette Ryley, Evelyn Greenleaf Sutherland, Beulah Marie Dix, and Rida Johnson Young.

Author : Michael Hattaway
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2002-12-05
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521775396

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The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays by Michael Hattaway Pdf

Publisher Description (unedited publisher data) Shakespeare's history plays have been performed more in recent years than ever before, in Britain, North America, and in Europe. This volume provides an accessible, wide-ranging and informed introduction to Shakespeare's history and Roman plays. It is attentive throughout to the plays as they have been performed over the centuries since they were written. The first part offers accounts of the genre of the history play, of Renaissance historiography, of pageants and masques, and of women's roles, as well as comparisons with history plays in Spain and the Netherlands. Chapters in the second part look at individual plays as well as other Shakespearean texts which are closely related to the histories. The Companion offers a full bibliography, genealogical tables, and a list of principal and recurrent characters. It is a comprehensive guide for students, researchers and theatre-goers alike.

Author : Yuvraj Nimbaji Herode
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 175 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2023-07-11
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9781839988264

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Dramatic Movement of African American Women by Yuvraj Nimbaji Herode Pdf

The book demonstrates the experiences of Alice Childress, Lorraine Hansberry, and Suzan-Lori Parks in comparison with the dramas of each other and those of other African American women. These women playwrights created a militant theatre and a theatre of experience that applied to both the African American community in general and African and African American women in particular. They have been encompassed within African American woman’s aesthetics that shares the militancy and experiencecharacterized by a triple factor: race, gender, and class.

Author : Matthew Roudané
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 354 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002-05-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0521777666

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The Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard by Matthew Roudané Pdf

Few American playwrights have exerted as much influence on the contemporary stage as Sam Shepard. His plays are performed on and off Broadway and in all the major regional American theatres. They are also widely performed and studied in Europe, particularly in Britain, Germany and France, finding both a popular and scholarly audience. In this collection of seventeen original essays, American and European authors from different professional and academic backgrounds explore the various aspects of Shepard s career - his plays, poetry, music, fiction, acting, directing and film work. The volume covers the major plays, including Curse of the Starving Class, Buried Child, and True West, as well as other lesser known but vitally important works. A thorough chronology of Shepard s life and career, together with biographical chapters, a note from the legendary Joseph Chaikin, and an interview with the playwright, give a fascinating first-hand account of an exuberant and experimental personality.

Author : Graham Bartram
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2004-04-05
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0521483921

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The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel by Graham Bartram Pdf

The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel, first published in 2004, provides a broad ranging introduction to the major trends in the development of the German novel from the 1890s to the present. Written by an international team of experts, it encompasses both modernist and realist traditions, and also includes a look back to the roots of the modern novel in the Bildungsroman of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The structure is broadly chronological, but thematically-focused chapters examine topics such as gender anxiety, images of the city, war, and women's writing; within each chapter, key works are selected for close attention. Unique in its combination of breadth of coverage and detailed analysis of individual works, and featuring a chronology and guides to further reading, this Companion will be indispensable to students and teachers.

Author : Matthew Campbell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-08-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0521012457

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The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry by Matthew Campbell Pdf

In the last fifty years Irish poets have produced some of the most exciting poetry in contemporary literature, writing about love and sexuality, violence and history, country and city. This book provides a unique introduction to major figures such as Seamus Heaney, but also introduces the reader to significant precursors like Louis MacNeice or Patrick Kavanagh, and vital contemporaries and successors: among others, Thomas Kinsella, Paul Muldoon and Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill. Readers will find discussions of Irish poetry from the traditional to the modernist, written in Irish as well as English, from both North and South. This Companion, the only book of its kind on the market, provides cultural and historical background to contemporary Irish poetry in the contexts of modern Ireland but also in the broad currents of modern world literature. It includes a chronology and guide to further reading and will prove invaluable to students and teachers alike.