The Cambridge Companion To American Women Playwrights

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The Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights

Author : Brenda Murphy
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521576802
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (768 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights written by Brenda Murphy and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-06-28 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre

Author : Harvey Young
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1009359584
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to African American Theatre written by Harvey Young and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2023-05-31 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new edition provides an expanded, comprehensive history of African American theatre, from the early nineteenth century to the present day. Including discussions of slave rebellions on the national stage, African Americans on Broadway, the Harlem Renaissance, African American women dramatists, and the New Negro and Black Arts movements, the Companion also features fresh chapters on significant contemporary developments, such as the influence of the Black Lives Matter movement, the mainstream successes of Black Queer Drama and the evolution of African American Dance Theatre. Leading scholars spotlight the producers, directors, playwrights, and actors who have fashioned a more accurate appearance of Black life on stage, revealing the impact of African American theatre both within the United States and around the world. Addressing recent theatre productions in the context of political and cultural change, it invites readers to reflect on where African American theatre is heading in the twenty-first century.

The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights

Author : Elaine Aston
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521595339
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (953 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights by : Elaine Aston

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights written by Elaine Aston and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Companion, first published in 2000, addresses the work of women playwrights in Britain throughout the twentieth century.

The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature

Author : Angelyn Mitchell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139827774
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (398 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature by : Angelyn Mitchell

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to African American Women's Literature written by Angelyn Mitchell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-04-30 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Cambridge Companion to Nineteenth-Century American Women's Writing

Author : Dale M. Bauer
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521669757
Total Pages : 372 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (697 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Nineteenth-Century American Women's Writing by : Dale M. Bauer

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Nineteenth-Century American Women's Writing written by Dale M. Bauer and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-11-15 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A 2001 Companion providing an overview of the history of writing by women in nineteenth-century America.

The Cambridge Companion to Edward Albee

Author : Stephen Bottoms
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521834551
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (345 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Edward Albee by : Stephen Bottoms

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Edward Albee written by Stephen Bottoms and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2005-07-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward Albee, perhaps best known for his acclaimed and infamous 1960s drama Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, is one of America's greatest living playwrights. Now in his seventies, he is still writing challenging, award-winning dramas. This collection of essays on Albee, which includes contributions from the leading commentators on Albee's work, brings fresh critical insights to bear by exploring the full scope of the playwright's career, from his 1959 breakthrough with The Zoo Story to his recent Broadway success, The Goat, or Who is Sylvia? (2002). The contributors include scholars of both theatre and English literature, and the essays thus consider the plays both as literary texts and as performed drama. The collection considers a number of Albee's lesser-known and neglected works, provides a comprehensive introduction and overview, and includes an exclusive, original interview with Mr Albee, on topics spanning his whole career.

The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Women Writers

Author : Maren Tova Linett
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 052151505X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (215 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Women Writers by : Maren Tova Linett

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Modernist Women Writers written by Maren Tova Linett and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-09-23 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A thorough overview of the main genres, important issues, and key figures in women's modernism during the years 1890-1945.

Contemporary Women Playwrights

Author : Penny Farfan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1137270802
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (372 download)

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Download or read book Contemporary Women Playwrights written by Penny Farfan and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-01-23 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing

Author : Carolyn Dinshaw
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521796385
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (963 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing by : Carolyn Dinshaw

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Medieval Women's Writing written by Carolyn Dinshaw and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-05-22 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Plays by American Women, 1930-1960

Author : Judith E. Barlow
Publisher : Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781557834461
Total Pages : 580 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (344 download)

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Book Synopsis Plays by American Women, 1930-1960 by : Judith E. Barlow

Download or read book Plays by American Women, 1930-1960 written by Judith E. Barlow and published by Hal Leonard Corporation. This book was released on 2001 with total page 580 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Offers a collection of classic plays by such women writers as Lillian Hellman, Gertrude Stein, Alice Childress, and Clare Boothe.

The Cambridge Companion to Victorian and Edwardian Theatre

Author : Kerry Powell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 1139826425
Total Pages : 517 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (398 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Victorian and Edwardian Theatre by : Kerry Powell

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Victorian and Edwardian Theatre written by Kerry Powell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-02-19 with total page 517 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This 2004 Companion is designed for readers interested in the creation, production and interpretation of Victorian and Edwardian theatre, both in its own time and on the contemporary stage. The volume opens with a brief overview and introduction surveying the theatre of the time followed by an essay contextualizing the theatre within the frame of Victorian and Edwardian culture as a whole. Succeeding chapters examine specific aspects of performance, production, and theatre, including the music, the actors, stagecraft and the audiences themselves; plays and playwriting and issues of class and gender are also explored. Chapters also deal with comedy, farce and melodrama, while other essays bring forward new topics and approaches that cross the boundaries of traditional investigation, including analysis of the economics of theatre and of the theatricality of personal identity.

New Women Dramatists in America, 1890-1920

Author : S. Engle
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 0230609368
Total Pages : 285 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book New Women Dramatists in America, 1890-1920 written by S. Engle and published by Springer. This book was released on 2007-12-25 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays

Author : Michael Hattaway
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521775397
Total Pages : 308 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (753 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays by : Michael Hattaway

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Shakespeare's History Plays written by Michael Hattaway and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-12-05 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard

Author : Matthew Roudané
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521777667
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (776 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Sam Shepard written by Matthew Roudané and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2002-05-27 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Dramatic Movement of African American Women

Author : Yuvraj Nimbaji Herode
Publisher : Anthem Press
ISBN 13 : 1839988266
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (399 download)

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Download or read book Dramatic Movement of African American Women written by Yuvraj Nimbaji Herode and published by Anthem Press. This book was released on 2023-07-11 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel

Author : Graham Bartram
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521483926
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (839 download)

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Book Synopsis The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel by : Graham Bartram

Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to the Modern German Novel written by Graham Bartram and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-04-05 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry

Author : Matthew Campbell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521012454
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary Irish Poetry written by Matthew Campbell and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003-08-28 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.