Self and Space in the Theater of Susan Glaspell

Häftad, Engelska, 2011

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Beskrivning

Founding member of the Provincetown Players, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, best-selling novelist and short story writer Susan Glaspell (1876-1948) was a great contributor to American literature. An exploration of eleven plays written between the years 1915 and 1943, this critical study focuses on one of Glaspell's central themes, the interplay between place and identity. This study examines the means Glaspell employs to engage her characters in proxemical and verbal dialectics with the forces of place that turn them into victims of location. Of particular interest are her characters' attempts to escape the influence of territoriality and shape identities of their own.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2011-10-04
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:295 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:214
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786463947

Utforska kategorier

Skådespelare och artister inom Kultur
Teater inom Kultur

Mer om författaren

Noelia Hernando-Real teaches English and North American literature at Universidad Complutense de Madrid in Spain. The author of numerous scholarly books, she is the vice president of the Susan Glaspell Society.

Recensioner i media

“impressive...highly valuable”—American Studies: A Quarterly;“extensive research...well-documented”—Revista de Estudios Norteamericanos; “Hernando-Real is to be applauded for the comprehensive nature of her study...the study’s sophistication allows it to rank highly in the current wave of Glaspell criticism, helping us to understand thematically and theatrically Susan Glaspell’s remarkable contributions to founding modern drama in the United States”—Eugene O’Neill Review.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Towards Geopathology in Glaspell’s Modern Drama2. American Geomythologies Revisited as Part of Dramatic Geopathology3. Geodichotomies in the Conﬁguration of Dramatic Geopathology4. The Burden of the Past in Dramatic Geopathology5. Imagery of Death in Dramatic Geopathology6. Dramatic Principles of DepartureAfterwordChapter NotesBibliographyIndex