Susan Glaspell and the Anxiety of Expression
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-0-7864-2505-1 (ISBN)
One of the founding members of the Provincetown Players, Susan Glaspell contributed to American literature in ways that exceed the work she did for this significant theatre group. Interwoven in her many plays, novels and short stories is astute commentary on the human condition. This volume provides an in-depth examination of Glaspell's writing and how her language conveys her insights into the universal dilemma of society versus self.
Glaspell's ideas transcended the plot and character. Her work gave prominent attention to such issues as gender, politics, power and artistic daring. Through an exploration of eight plays written between the years of 1916 and 1943--Trifles, Springs Eternal, The People, Alison's House, Bernice, The Outside, Chains of Dew and The Verge--this work concentrates on one of Glaspell's central themes: individuality versus social existence. It explores the range of forces and fundamental tensions that influence the perception and communication of her characters. The final chapter includes a brief commentary on other Glaspell works. A biographical overview provides background for the author's reading and interpretation of the plays, placing Glaspell within the context of literary modernism.
Kristina Hinz-Bode is assistant professor of American Literature at the University of Kassel, Germany. She lives in Germany.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Social Rebel or Conventional Woman? Community as Threat and Blessing in Susan Glaspell’s Life and Art
2. Language and Communication: Theoretical Points of Departure
3. Trifles (1916): The “Female” Voice of Community?
4. The People (1917): Artistic Expression and Social Change
5. The Outside (1917): Survival through Communication
6. Bernice (1919): Human Intersubjectivity—Potential and Dangers
7. Chains of Dew (1919/1922): An Artist’s Social Responsibilities and a Woman’s Binding Love
8. The Verge (1921): Language and the Individual
9. Alison’s House (1930): Speaking Across the Centuries
10. Springs Eternal (1943): Art and Society
11. Other Works: Drama and Fiction
12. Conclusion
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 30.5.2006 |
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Zusatzinfo | notes, bibliography, index |
Verlagsort | Jefferson, NC |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
Gewicht | 404 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-7864-2505-9 / 0786425059 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7864-2505-1 / 9780786425051 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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