Latin American women on/in stages / Margo Milleret.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Milleret, Margo, 1951-

Series:

SUNY series in Latin American and Iberian thought and culture

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Latin American drama--Women authors--History and criticism.

Latin American drama.

Latin American drama--20th century--History and criticism.

Women and literature--Latin America--History--20th century.

Women and literature.

Women authors.

Latin America.

History.

Women in literature.

Sex role in literature.

Motherhood in literature.

Physical Description:

x, 263 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany : State University of New York Press, [2004]

Summary:

While a feminine perspective has become more common on Latin American stages since the late 1960s, few of the women dramatists who have contributed to this new viewpoint have received scholarly attention. Latin American Women On/In Stages examines twenty-four plays written by women living in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. While all of the plays critique the restraints placed on being female, several also offer alternatives that emphasize a broader and healthier range of options. Margo Milleret, using an innovative comparative and thematic approach, highlights similarities in the techiques and formats employed by female playwrights as they challenged both theatrical and social conventions. She argues that these representations of women's lives are important for their creativity and their insights into both the personal and public worlds of Latin America.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-254) and index.

ISBN:

0791462218

OCLC:

53831724