Act Like A Man : Challenging Masculinities in American Drama

Act Like A Man Challenging Masculinities in American Drama

"In the first comprehensive study of plays written for male characters only, Robert Vorlicky offers a new theory that links cultural codes governing gender and the conventions determining dramatic form. Act Like a Man looks at a range of plays, including those by O'Neill, Albee, Mamet, Bar...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Vorlicky, Robert, 1950- (-)
Formato: Libro electrónico
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press 1995.
Edición:1st ed
Materias:
Rôle selon le sexe > Dans la litterature.
Masculinite (psychologie) > Dans la litterature.
Männlichkeit > Motiv
Drama
Sex role in literature.
Men in literature.
Masculinity in literature.
Male dramatists.
Gender identity in literature.
American drama.
American drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
USA.
Critiques litteraires.
Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009757121806719
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction. Gender, structure, and dialogue
  • 1. The American masculine ethos, male mythologies, and absent women
  • 2. Silence, violence, and the drama of abuse
  • 3. Liberation in confinement
  • 4. Realizing freedom : risk, responsibility, and individualization
  • Epilogue. Beyond power plays : men, sexism, feminism, and representation.

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