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, Baraka, and R...

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Autore principale: Vorlicky, Robert, 1950-
Natura: Elettronico eBook
Lingua:inglese
Pubblicazione: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 1995.
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Sommario:
  • 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.