| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 373 pages) : illustrations |
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Book collections on Project MUSE
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Introduction. Gender, structure, and dialogue -- 1. The American masculine ethos, male mythologies, and absent women -- 2. Silence, violence, and the drama of abuse -- 3. Liberation in confinement -- 4. Realizing freedom : risk, responsibility, and individualization -- Epilogue. Beyond power plays : men, sexism, feminism, and representation |
| Summary |
"In the first comprehensive study of plays written for male characters only, Robert Vorlicky offers a new theory that links cultural codes governing gender and the conventions determining dramatic form. Act Like a Man looks at a range of plays, including those by O'Neill, Albee, Mamet, Baraka, and Rabe as well as new works by Philip Kan Gotanda, Alonzo Lamont, and Robin Swados, to examine how dialogue within these works reflects the social codes of male behavior and inhibits individualization among men. Plays in which women are absent are often characterized by the location of a male "other"--A female presence who distances himself from the dominant, impersonal masculine ethos and thereby becomes a facilitator of personal communication. The potential authority of this figure is so powerful that its presence becomes the primary determinant of the quality of men's interaction and of the range of male subjectivities possible. This formulation becomes the basis of an alternative theory of American dramatic construction, one that challenges traditional dramaturgical notions of realism"--Publisher's description |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-349) and index, as well as bibliography of more than 400 male-cast plays and monodramas |
| Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism
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Masculinity in the theater -- United States
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Gender identity in the theater -- United States
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Masculinity in literature.
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Gender identity in literature.
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Sex role in literature.
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Men in literature.
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Male dramatists.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General
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American drama
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Gender identity in literature
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Male dramatists
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Masculinity in literature
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Men in literature
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Sex role in literature
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Drama
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Männlichkeit Motiv
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Acteren.
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Mannenrollen (toneel)
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Mannelijkheid.
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Sekseverschillen.
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Gedragscodes.
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Théâtre américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
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Masculinité (psychologie) -- Dans la littérature.
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Rôle selon le sexe -- Dans la littérature.
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Masculinities.
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Performance art.
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Men.
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Gender roles.
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Role behavior.
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USA
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USA.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Literary criticism
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Literary criticism.
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Critiques littéraires.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780472904204 |
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0472904205 |
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