| Description |
xv, 425 pages ; 19 cm |
| Contents |
Sullivan, V. and Hatch, J. Introduction.--Gerstenberg, A. Overtones.--Hellman, L. The children's hour.--Boothe, C. The women.--Lessing, D. Play with a tiger.--Terry, M. Calm down mother.--Ginzburg, N. The advertisement.--Duffy, M. Rites.--[Childress, A.] Wine in the wilderness |
| Summary |
Eight plays, all written in this century, in which leading women dramatists present their own pictures of their sex. The theater has always been considered a mirror of its time, and many twentieth-century plays have reflected changing views of women. A large number of these, however, have been by men. Here is a volume of eight plays, all written in this century, in which leading women dramatists present their own pictures of their sex. The plays were chosen because they both read and play well and because they deal specifically with women and their problems |
| Analysis |
Drama 20th century |
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Women Drama |
| Notes |
Also issued online |
| Subject |
Drama -- 20th century.
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Women in literature.
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Women -- Drama.
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| Genre/Form |
Drama.
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| Author |
Hatch, James V. (James Vernon), 1928- compiler
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| LC no. |
73014734 |
| ISBN |
0394718968 |
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