Act Like A Man : Challenging Masculinities in American Drama /

Act Like A Man : Challenging Masculinities in American Drama /

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"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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Main Author: Vorlicky, Robert, 1950-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1995.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Rôle selon le sexe > Dans la litterature.
Masculinite (psychologie) > Dans la litterature.
Theâtre americain > 20e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Gedragscodes.
Sekseverschillen.
Mannelijkheid.
Mannenrollen (toneel)
Acteren.
Männlichkeit > Motiv
Drama
Sex role in literature.
Men in literature.
Masculinity in literature.
Male dramatists.
Gender identity in literature.
American drama.
Dramaturges masculins.
Hommes dans la litterature.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la litterature.
Identite de genre dans la litterature.
Masculinite dans la litterature.
American drama > 20th century > History and criticism.
USA.
Critiques litteraires.
Literary criticism.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • 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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