This interdisciplinary collection of 19 essays addresses violence on the American stage. Topics include the revolutionary period and the role of violence in establishing national identity, violence by and against ethnic groups, and females as perpetrators and victims, as well as state and psychological violence and violence within the family. The book works to assess whether representing violence may cause its cessation, or whether it generates further destruction. Featured playwrights include Susan Glaspell, Sophie Treadwell, Tennessee Williams, William Inge, Amiri Baraka, Luis Valdes, Cherri.Essays on Its Staging, Meanings and Effects Alfonso Ceballos MuApoz, , RamA³n Espejo Romero, Bernardo MuApoz Martinez ... Among these are Trifles by Susan Glaspell, Machinal by Sophie Treadwell, and The Hungry Woman: A Mexicananbsp;...
Title | : | Violence in American Drama |
Author | : | Alfonso Ceballos Muñoz,, Ramón Espejo Romero, Bernardo Muñoz Martinez |
Publisher | : | McFarland - 2011-08-29 |
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