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The Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Brenda Murphy
SeriesCambridge Companions to Literature
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:324
Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 153
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
Literary studies - plays and playwrights
ISBN/Barcode 9780521576802
ClassificationsDewey:812.0099287
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
General
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 1 Tables, unspecified; 9 Halftones, unspecified

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 28 June 1999
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Reviews

'... an excellent collection of fifteen essays presenting complex analyses of the position of women and women's drama throughout American history, frequently offering opportunities for future research.' Theatre Research International