Modern Women Playwrights of Europe brings together seventeen major plays by European women of the twentieth century. Some of these works are internationally known, while others appear here in translation for the first time. Featuring selections by playwrights from several European countries-from Spain and Greece to Iceland and Scandinavia-this volume presents plays that have been largely overlooked by most existing anthologies of Continental drama. This unique collection includes important plays from the beginning of the twentieth century, such as Gabriela Zapolska's The Morality of Mrs. Dulski (essentially unavailable in English until now) and Kalliroi Siganou-Parren's The New Woman (never before translated into English). It also offers modern classics from such dramatists as Ana Diosdado, Marguerite Duras, Elfriede Jelinek, Dacia Maraini, Paloma Pedrero, and Gerlind Reinshagen, and some very recent plays from Nordic women. Representing both a significant re-examination of the canon and a valuable contribution to the study of comparative literature, Modern Women Playwrights of Europe can be used as a core text or a supplement for courses in modern European drama, modern drama, comparative drama, women's literature, and women's studies.
Modern Women Playwrights of Europe brings together seventeen major plays by European women of the twentieth century. Some of these works are internationally known, while others appear here in translation for the first time. Featuring selections by playwrights from several European countries-from Spain and Greece to Iceland and Scandinavia-this volume presents plays that have been largely overlooked by most existing anthologies of Continental drama. This unique collection includes important plays from the beginning of the twentieth century, such as Gabriela Zapolska's The Morality of Mrs. Dulski (essentially unavailable in English until now) and Kalliroi Siganou-Parren's The New Woman (never before translated into English). It also offers modern classics from such dramatists as Ana Diosdado, Marguerite Duras, Elfriede Jelinek, Dacia Maraini, Paloma Pedrero, and Gerlind Reinshagen, and some very recent plays from Nordic women. Representing both a significant re-examination of the canon and a valuable contribution to the study of comparative literature, Modern Women Playwrights of Europe can be used as a core text or a supplement for courses in modern European drama, modern drama, comparative drama, women's literature, and women's studies.
Acknowledgments
Translators
Introduction
translated by Wieslawa and Victor Contoski: Gabriela Zapolska, The
Morality of Mrs. Dulski (Poland, 1906)
translated by Stratos E. Constantinidis: Kalliroi Siganou-Parren,
The New Woman (Greece, 1907)
translated by Frank Caucci: Suzanne Lilar, El Burlador (Belgium,
1945)
translated by Herbert Lomas: Eeva-Liisa Manner, Burnt Orange
(Finland, 1968)
translated by Barbara Bray: Marguerite Duras, Eden Cinema (France,
1977)
translated by Barbara Wright: Simone Benmussa, The Singular Life of
Albert Nobbs (France, 1977)
translated by Patricia W. O'Connor: Ana Diosdado, Yours for the
Asking (Spain, 1973)
translated by Patricia W. O'Connor: Paloma Pedrero, Lauren's Call
(Spain, 1984)
translated by Tony Mitchell: Dacia Maraini, Dialogue Between a
Prostitute and Her Client (Italy, 1978)
translated by Tinch Minter and Anthony Vivis: Gerlind Reinshagen,
Sunday's Children (Germany, 1976)
Daniela Fischerová, The Hour Between Dog and Wolf (Czechoslovakia,
1979) a translated by Véronique Firkusný-Callegari and Robert T.
Jones
translated by Anthony Vivis: Elfriede Jelinek, Clara S.: A Musical
Tragedy (Austria, 1981)
translated by Stephen Mulrine: Ludmila Petrushevskaya, Music
Lessons (Russia, 1983)
translated by Janet Garton: Bjorg Vik, The Trip to Venice (Norway,
1992)
translated by Verne Moberg: Kristina Lugn, Aunt Blossom (Sweden,
1993)
Astrid Saalbach, Morning and Evening (Denmark, 1993) a translated
by Malene Madsen
translated by Brian FitzGibbon: Hrafnhildur Hagalin Gudmundsdottir,
Easy Now, Electra (Iceland, 1998)
"Includes some interesting plays and excellent biographical information not readily available elsewhere."--Frances Hall, Berkshire Community College
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