| Description |
xvi, 223 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates ; 20 cm |
| Series |
Macmillan modern dramatists |
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Macmillan modern dramatists.
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| Contents |
Roots and contexts -- Foothills: precursors of feminist drama -- Megan Terry: mother of American feminist drama -- The dramas of Caryl Churchill: the politics of possibility -- A network of playwrights -- Communities of women in drama: Pam Gems, Michelene Wandor, Ntozake Shange -- Success and its limits: Mary O'Malley, Wendy Wasserstein, Nell Dunn, Beth Henley, Catherine Hayes, Marsha Norman -- Nooks, crannies and new directions: collective scripts, gay drama, feminist dramas by men and the example of Wendy Kesselman |
| Summary |
Focuses on the works of Pam Gems, Michalene Wandor, Caryl Churchill, Megan Terry, and Ntozake Shange |
| Analysis |
Drama in English Women writers, 1945- - Critical studies |
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Drama in English. Women writers,. 1945- - Critical studies |
| Notes |
Drama in English. Women writers,. 1945- - Critical studies (BNB/PRECIS) |
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Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 191-214 |
| Subject |
American drama -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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English drama -- Women authors -- History and criticism.
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English drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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Feminism and literature -- English-speaking countries.
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Feminist drama -- History and criticism.
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Feminist theater.
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Women and literature -- English-speaking countries.
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| LC no. |
88159154 |
| ISBN |
0333312732 |
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0333362942 |
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