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The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights
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Authors and Contributors |
Edited by Elaine Aston
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Edited by Janelle Reinelt
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Series | Cambridge Companions to Literature |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:298 | Dimensions(mm): Height 229,Width 152 |
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Category/Genre | Literary studies - from c 1900 - Literary studies - plays and playwrights |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780521595339
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Classifications | Dewey:822.914099287 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | Professional & Vocational | |
Illustrations |
9 Halftones, unspecified
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
25 May 2000 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
This Companion addresses the work of women playwrights in Britain throughout the twentieth century. The chapters explore the historical and theatrical contexts in which women have written for the theatre and examine the work of individual playwrights. A chronological section on playwriting from the 1920s to the 1970s is followed by chapters which raise issues of nationality and identity. Later sections question accepted notions of the canon and include chapters on non-mainstream writing, including black and lesbian performance. Each section is introduced by the editors, who provide a narrative overview of a century of women's drama and a thorough chronology of playwriting, set in political context. The collection includes essays on the individual writers Caryl Churchill, Sarah Daniels, Pam Gems and Timberlake Wertenbaker as well as extensive documentation of contemporary playwriting in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, including figures such as Liz Lochhead and Anne Devlin.
Reviews'The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights is an excellent companion. The Companion provides detailed and extensive information that is scrupulously well researched and well presented. It thus makes an indispensable, timely, and provocative resource.' Modern Drama
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