Susan Glaspell's Poetics and Politics of Rebellion

Susan Glaspell's Poetics and Politics of Rebellion
Author: Emeline Jouve
Publisher: University of Iowa Press
Total Pages: 279
Release: 2017-07
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 160938508X

Analyzing plays from the early Trifles (1916) through Springs Eternal (1943) and the undated, incomplete Wings, author Emeline Jouve illustrates the way that Susan Glaspell's dramas addressed issues of sexism, the impact of World War I on American values, and the relationship between individuals and their communities, among other concerns. Jouve argues that Glaspell turns the playhouse into a courthouse, putting the hypocrisy of American democracy on trial. A must for students of Glaspell and her contemporaries, as well as scholars of American theatre and literature of the first half of the twentieth century.

Susan Glaspell

Susan Glaspell
Author: Linda Ben-Zvi
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 372
Release: 2002
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780472084388

The first book-length critical assessment of American playwright and fiction writer Susan Glaspell

Trifles

Trifles
Author: Susan Glaspell
Publisher:
Total Pages: 40
Release: 1916
Genre: One-act plays
ISBN:

Susan Glaspell

Susan Glaspell
Author: Mary E. Papke
Publisher: Greenwood
Total Pages: 328
Release: 1993-02-18
Genre: Drama
ISBN:

Co-founder of the Provincetown Players and one of its leading writers, Susan Glaspell won the Pulitzer Prize for Alison's House (1930) and was also successful as an actress, producer, and novelist. Her plays were compared, often favorably, with O'Neill's. After a period of eclipse, Glaspell's concern with woman's desire for selfhood brought her plays to the attention of feminist scholarship beginning in the 1970s. Mary Papke argues in this work for a reassessment of Glaspell as a major American playwright. This sourcebook begins with a bio-critical survey and includes plot summaries for each staged work, complete with production history and critical reception. An annotated bibliography of primary works includes plays, novels, short fiction, nonfiction, nonprint, and archival sources. The secondary bibliography documents reviews and provides extensive annotations for a broad range of materials. Chronologically organized, it constitutes a detailed examiniation of Glaspell criticism.

Notable American Women, 1607-1950

Notable American Women, 1607-1950
Author: Radcliffe College
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Total Pages: 2172
Release: 1971
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780674627345

Vol. 1. A-F, Vol. 2. G-O, Vol. 3. P-Z modern period.

American Drama

American Drama
Author: Clive Bloom
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1995-08-15
Genre: Drama
ISBN: 9780312123871

Influenced by Ibsen and Strindberg, American drama had its origins in small theatre companies and groups of semi-professional players in the early 1900s, whose commitment was to inspire such writers as Eugene O'Neill, Susan Glaspell, Imamu Amiri Baraka, Arthur Miller and Tennessee Williams. Born into this century, American drama has acted both as a reflection and as a commentary on the dominance, power and sometimes corruption of the American democratic dream. Today, American theatre still challenges its audiences with a powerful voice unknown to television and commercial film, bringing to the fore issues of gender, colour and political oppression. This collection of specially written essays offers a comprehensive introduction to the subject for students wishing to familiarise themselves with this exciting field, and those already involved with the current debate in the area will welcome the broad approach adopted by this volume.

The Nation

The Nation
Author:
Publisher:
Total Pages: 818
Release: 1920
Genre: Current events
ISBN:

Peter & Paul

Peter & Paul
Author: Harold Frederick Rubinsteïn
Publisher: London : E. Benn
Total Pages: 88
Release: 1924
Genre:
ISBN:

Sex, Gender, and Sexualities in Edward Albee's Plays

Sex, Gender, and Sexualities in Edward Albee's Plays
Author:
Publisher: BRILL
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2018-03-12
Genre: Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9004362711

Sex, Gender, and Sexualities in the Plays of Edward Albee contains a general introduction and eleven essays by American and European Albee scholars on Albee’s depictions of gender relations, sexual relations, monogamy, child-rearing, and homosexuality. The volume includes close readings of individual plays and more general theoretical and historical discussions. Contributors: Henry Albright, Mary Ann Barfield, Araceli Gonzalez Crespan, Andrew Darr, John M. Clum, Paul Grant, Emeline Jouve, T. Ross Leasure, David Marcia, Cormac O’Brien, Donald Pease, Valentine Vasak