Emma

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Emma
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Howard Zinn
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:144
Dimensions(mm): Height 207,Width 134
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
ISBN/Barcode 9781608463077
ClassificationsDewey:812.6
Audience
General
Edition Second Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher Haymarket Books
Imprint Haymarket Books
Publication Date 8 November 2012
Publication Country United States

Description

With his with and unique ability to illuminate history from below, Howard Zinn dramatizes the life of a remarkable woman. Emma Goldman, the anarchist, feminist and free spirit, was exiled from the United States because of her outspoken views. She seemed tireless as she travelled, discussing birth control (A woman should decide for herself'), the falsity of marriage as an institution ('Nothing to do with love'), patriotism ('the last refuge of a scoundrel') and more. This book will be of interest to feminists, historians and revolutionaries alike.'

Author Biography

Howard Zinn: Howard Zinn (1922-2010) was a historian, playwright, and activist. He wrote the classic A People's History of the United States, "a brilliant and moving history of the American people from the point of view of those whose plight has been largely omitted from most histories."

Reviews

"Howard Zinn's play about Emma Goldman, is a small miracle. Here is a drama that holds down the heroics, polemics and didacticism to which works about heroes and heroines are prone. True, Emma is idealized; she is loving, honest, selfless, daring, but she is also human and believable."-Walter Goodman, New York Times "Howard Zinn's play about Emma Goldman, is a small miracle. Here is a drama that holds down the heroics, polemics and didacticism to which works about heroes and heroines are prone. True, Emma is idealized; she is loving, honest, selfless, daring, but she is also human and believable." Walter Goodman, New York Times