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505 0 a| Feminist Theatrical Revisions of Classic Works; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; I. Classical Theater and Myth; All Is Not Right in the House of Atreus; The Philomela Myth as Postcolonial Feminist Theater; Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses; The Political Is Personal; II. Shakespeare and Seventeenth Century Theater; Lear's Daughters and Sons; The Feminist Playwright as Critic; Transgressive Female Desire and Subversive Critique in the Seventeenth Century Canon; Reconfiguring the Text and the Self;

505 8 a| III. Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Narratives and Reflections: The Romance, The Novel, and The EssayOutside the Law; Expressions of "Lust and Rage"; A Mystical Place Called Grand Isle; SITI Company's Room; IV. Modern Drama; Deconstructing (A Streetcar Named) Desire; Nora's Journey Through a Century of Feminisms to the Postmodern Stage of Mabou Mines DollHouse; Bibliography; About the Contributors; Index;

520 a| Re-visioning the classics, often in a subversive mode, has evolved into its own theatrical genre in recent years, and many of these productions have been informed by feminist theory and practice. This book examines recent adaptations of classic texts (produced since 1980) influenced by a range of feminisms, and illustrates the significance of historical moment, cultural ideology, dramaturgical practice, and theatrical venue for shaping an adaptation. Essays are arranged according to the period and genre of the source text re-visioned: classical theater and myth (e.g. Antigone, Metamorphoses),;

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Feminist Theatrical Revisions of Classic Works : Critical Essays.

Author/creator	Friedman, Sharon
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, 2008.
Description	1 online resource (301 pages)
Supplemental Content	EBSCOhost
Subjects	Feminism and theater. Feminist theater. English drama--History and criticism. American drama--History and criticism. Women in literature.

Contents	Feminist Theatrical Revisions of Classic Works; Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Introduction; I. Classical Theater and Myth; All Is Not Right in the House of Atreus; The Philomela Myth as Postcolonial Feminist Theater; Mary Zimmerman's Metamorphoses; The Political Is Personal; II. Shakespeare and Seventeenth Century Theater; Lear's Daughters and Sons; The Feminist Playwright as Critic; Transgressive Female Desire and Subversive Critique in the Seventeenth Century Canon; Reconfiguring the Text and the Self
Contents	III. Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Narratives and Reflections: The Romance, The Novel, and The EssayOutside the Law; Expressions of "Lust and Rage"; A Mystical Place Called Grand Isle; SITI Company's Room; IV. Modern Drama; Deconstructing (A Streetcar Named) Desire; Nora's Journey Through a Century of Feminisms to the Postmodern Stage of Mabou Mines DollHouse; Bibliography; About the Contributors; Index
Abstract	Re-visioning the classics, often in a subversive mode, has evolved into its own theatrical genre in recent years, and many of these productions have been informed by feminist theory and practice. This book examines recent adaptations of classic texts (produced since 1980) influenced by a range of feminisms, and illustrates the significance of historical moment, cultural ideology, dramaturgical practice, and theatrical venue for shaping an adaptation. Essays are arranged according to the period and genre of the source text re-visioned: classical theater and myth (e.g. Antigone, Metamorphoses),
General note	Description based upon print version of record.
Issued in other form	Print version: Friedman, Sharon Feminist Theatrical Revisions of Classic Works : Critical Essays Jefferson : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,c2008 9780786434251
Genre/form	Electronic books.
ISBN	9780786452392 (electronic bk.)
ISBN	0786452390 (electronic bk.)

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