Susan Glaspell and the Anxiety of Expression
Subtitle: Language and Isolation in the Plays
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: March 7, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780786425051
Subjects: Plays & playwrights: from c 1900 -; Literary Criticism; Literature - Classics / Criticism; English; USA; American - General; Women Authors; Individuality in literature; Socialization in literature
Description: "This work concentrates on one of Glaspell's central themes: individuality versus social existence. It explores the range of forces and fundamental tensions that influence the perception and communication of her characters. A biographical overview provides background for the author's reading and interpretation of the plays, placing Glaspell within the context of literary modernism"--Provided by publisher.