Italian Women's Theatre, 1930-1960 - An Anthology of Plays

Between 1930 and 1960, popular female dramatists, including Paola Riccora, Anna Bonacci, Clotilde Masci and Gici Ganzini Granata, set the stage for a new generation of feminist theatre and the development of contemporary Italian women's theatre as a whole. Now largely forgotten, the lives and works of these dramatists are reintroduced into the scholarly conversation in Italian Women's Theatre, 1930-1960. Following a general introduction, the book presents a selection of dramatic works, rounded out by commentary, performance histories, critical analyses and biographical information.

Summary

Between 1930 and 1960 women dramatists Paola Riccora, Anna Bonacci, Clotilde Masci, and Gici Ganzini Granata achieved a high degree of popularity and success, and set the stage for the next generation of feminist theatre in the 1970s. This title presents translations of their major dramatic works.

Product details

• Assisted by: Daniela Cavallaro (Editor), Daniela Cavallaro (Translation)
• Publisher: Intellect Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.03.2012
• EAN: 9781841505558
• ISBN: 978-1-84150-555-8
• No. of pages: 402
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 244 mm x 22 mm
• Weight: 691 g
• Series: Playtext
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Drama; Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet