The "weak" subject
Subtitle: on modernity, eros, and women's playwriting
By: Serena Anderlini-D'Onofrio.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press; Associated University Presses
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Madison, NJ; London; Cranbury, NJ
Language: eng
Number of pages: 352
Subjects: Drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Drama -- Women authors -- History and criticism.; Women and literature.; Mimesis in literature.; Lesbianism in literature.
Description: Focusing on the work of twentieth-century women playwrights, this book recuperates for feminism the notions of realism and mimesis, and proposes new readings of modern women's plays. It claims that modern women playwrights establish a new form of mimesis.

Drawing on theories of French feminist Luce Irigaray, the author calls this dramatic structure "labial mimesis," marks its difference from the traditional structure based on a male hero, and emphasizes its hospitality to the representation of trust, love, friendship, and erotic intimacy among women. She offers a fresh perspective in the lively debate about the viability of realism for feminist writing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-340) and index.