Susan Glaspell's Poetics and Politics of Rebellion

Download or read book Susan Glaspell's Poetics and Politics of Rebellion written by Emeline Jouve and published by University of Iowa Press. This book was released on 2017-07 with total page 279 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Analyzing plays from the early Trifles (1916) through Springs Eternal (1943) and the undated, incomplete Wings, author Emeline Jouve illustrates the way that Susan Glaspell's dramas addressed issues of sexism, the impact of World War I on American values, and the relationship between individuals and their communities, among other concerns. Jouve argues that Glaspell turns the playhouse into a courthouse, putting the hypocrisy of American democracy on trial. A must for students of Glaspell and her contemporaries, as well as scholars of American theatre and literature of the first half of the twentieth century.