The Cambridge Companion to Modern British Women Playwrights

By: Aston, Elaine

Book Overview

This Companion addresses the work of women playwrights in Britain throughout the twentieth century. Chapters explore the historical and theatrical contexts in which women have written for the theater and examine the work of individual playwrights such as Caryl Churchill, Pam Gems, and Timberlake Wertenbaker. The volume brings together a transatlantic team of feminist theater scholars and practitioners. A chronological section on playwriting from the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521594227
• ISBN13: 9780521594226
• Release Date: June 2000
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 9.3" x 6.2"