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The Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

This volume addresses the work of women playwrights throughout the history of the American theatre, from the early pioneers to contemporary feminists. Get The Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights literature books for free.
Each chapter introduces the reader to the work of one or more playwrights and to a way of thinking about plays. Together they cover significant writers such as Rachel Crothers, Susan Glaspell, Lillian Hellman, Sophie Treadwell, Lorraine Hansberry, Alice Childress, Megan Terry, Ntozake Shange, Adrienne Kennedy, Wendy Wasserstein, Marsha Norman, Beth Henley and Maria Irene Fornes. Playwrights are discussed in the context of topics such as early comedy and melodrama, feminism and realism, the Harlem Renaissance, the feminist resurgence of the 1970s and feminist dramatic theory. A detailed chronology Check The Cambridge Companion to American Women Playwrights our best literature books for 2013. All books are available in pdf format and downloadable from rapidshare, 4shared, and mediafire.