Title The Fornes frame : contemporary Latina playwrights and the legacy of Maria Irene Fornes / Anne García-Romero

Published Tucson : The University of Arizona Press, [2016] ©2016

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Description 1 online resource (240 pages) : illustrations Contents Introduction: defining the Fornes frame -- Maria Irene Fornes : the Fornes Frame -- Caridad Svich : imprinting the Fornes Frame -- Karen Zacarías : navigating multiple borders -- Elaine Romero : viewing Latin@ realism -- Cusi Cram : performing Latina identity -- Quiara Alegría Hudes : conducting theatrical experimentation -- Conclusion: the legacy of Maria Irene Fornes -- Epilogue: Fornes is the frame -- Appendix A.: INTAR Hispanic playwrights-in-residence laboratory -- Appendix B.: Contemporary Latina playwrights Summary "The book is an examination of the works of five contemporary Latina playwrights: Cusi Cram, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Elaine Romero, Caridad Svich, and Karen Zacarias. It argues that the playwright Maria Irene Fornes's writing and teaching have influenced the analyzed dramatists to produce plays that are more transcultural than previous generations of Latina playwrights"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index Notes Print version record Subject Fornés, María Irene -- Influence Zacarías, Karen -- Criticism and interpretation Svich, Caridad -- Criticism and interpretation Romero, Elaine (Elaine D.) -- Criticism and interpretation Hudes, Quiara Alegría -- Criticism and interpretation Cram, Cusi -- Criticism and interpretation Zacarías, Karen -- Criticism and interpretation Svich, Caridad -- Criticism and interpretation Romero, Elaine (Elaine D.) -- Criticism and interpretation Hudes, Quiara Alegría -- Criticism and interpretation Cram, Cusi -- Criticism and interpretation Fornes, Maria Irene -- Influence Fornés, María Irene Hispanic American women dramatists. LITERARY CRITICISM -- American -- Hispanic American. Hispanic American women dramatists Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.) Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc. Form Electronic book ISBN 9780816533862 0816533865

Other Titles Contemporary Latina playwrights and the legacy of Maria Irene Fornes

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