Guiding the Plot: Politics and Feminism in the Work of Women Playwrights from Spain and Argentina, 1960-1990 (Wor(l)ds of Change: Latin American and Iberian Literature)
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (553 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0820428590 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 167 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-27 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Author: Ann Witte is literary associate at The Group Theatre in Seattle. She received her Ph.D. . in Spanish and Latin American Literature from the University of Texas at Austin in 1991
The theatre of Ana Diosdado and Paloma Pedrero in Spain, and Aida Bortnik and Griselda Gambaro in Argentina, written between 1960 and 1990, reveals an increasing preoccupation with women's issues together with a continuing awareness of problematic political realities. Whether they challenge the strict separation between the private and the public, or whether they choose to uphold that distinction, these authors make the personal political by appropriating the public space - the stage - for the stories of women.
A Customer said Author's first book release makes its mark!. Feminism in the spanish theater is well articulated against the backdrop of everchanging political landscape in the countries. Readers are left to interpret for themselves, is the theater true reflection of politics or the idealistic illusion of feministic political movement?
Whether they challenge the strict separation between the private and the public, or whether they choose to uphold that distinction, these authors make the personal political by appropriating the public space the stage for the stories of women. . From the Publisher The theatre of Ana Diosdado and Paloma Pedrero in Spain, and Aida Bortnik and Griselda Gambaro in Argentina, written between 1960 and 1990, reveals an increasing preoccupation with women's issues together with a continuing awareness of problematic political realities