J. Ellen Gainor

Stanton B. Garner

H. Martin Puchner

The nineteenth century to the present

The Norton Anthology of Drama

Martin Puchner

Stanton B. Garner (Jr.)

Imperialism is a transnational and transhistorical phenomenon; it occurs neither in limited areas nor at one specific moment. In cultures from across the world theatrical performance has long been a site for both the representation and support of imperialism, and resistance and rebellion against it. Imperialism and Theatre is a groundbreaking collection which explores the questions of why and how the theatre was selected within imperial cultures for the representation of the concerns of both the colonizers and the colonized. Gathering together fifteen noted scholars and theatre practitioners, this collection spans global and historical boundaries and presents a uniquely comprehensive study of post-colonial drama. The essays engage in current theoretical issues while shifting the focus from the printed text to theatre as a cultural formation and locus of political force. A compelling and extremely timely work, Imperialism and Theatre reveals fascinating new dimensions to the post-colonial debate. Contributors: Nora Alter; Sudipto Chatterjee; Mary Karen Dahl; Alan Filewood; Donald H. Frischmann; Rhonda Garelick; Helen Gilbert; Michael Hays; Loren Kruger; Josephine Lee; Robert Eric Livingston; Julie S. Peters; Michael Quinn; Edward Said; Elaine Savory.

Imperialism and Theatre

The only anthology of drama that's a Norton.

"The most comprehensive collection of its kind, The Norton Anthology of Drama, Volume Two, offers thirty-five major plays - including three twentieth-century plays not available in any other drama anthology - the most carefully prepared introductions, annotations, and play texts, and a distinctive and convenient format." --Book Jacket.

The Norton Anthology of Drama: The nineteenth century to the present

The Norton Anthology of Drama: Antiquity through the eighteenth century

DIVThe first in-depth examination of the theatrical achievements of this acclaimed playwright /div

American Theater, Culture, and Politics, 1915-48

Susan Glaspell in Context

DIVHow theatrical representations of the U.S. have shaped national identity /div

Cultural Nationalism in American Theater

Performing America

Stanton B. Garner, Jr.

Provides a brief history of theater, with a selection of plays from antiquity to the present day.

Comprehensive and up-to-date, now with more instructor resources

For almost a century critics of George Bernard Shaw's dramatic works have accepted the characterization of Shaw as an artist and thinker well ahead of his time with regard to social issues - women's liberation in particular. Since the first wave of feminist criticism in the 1960s and 1970s, however, very little effort has been made to examine Shaw's works in the light of the most recent and challenging developments in feminist theory and gender studies. Now, at a time of renewed historical interest in his plays, J. Ellen Gainor brings the critical understanding of Shaw's work into the present day. Gainor introduces previously unexamined reviews and articles by Shaw's female contemporaries - and discovers among them a remarkable resistance to his depictions of women. Through an analysis of three major character tropes Gainor discovers dramaturgical patterns in Shaw's gender construction that work against the contention that the author created positive and progressive images of women and that situate his work well within the dominant social ideologies of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras. Gainor demonstrates that positioning Shaw firmly among his contemporaries may actually resolve some of the troubling issues in his dramaturgy, allowing us to understand more clearly the origins of a number of his female character types, and even to see continuities throughout his work where they have not been shown before.

Dramatic and Narrative Constructions of Gender

Shaw's Daughters

Choose from the most comprehensive collection of plays. Enjoy accessible apparatus that helps students better analyze the works. Savor an eye-catching and informative illustration program focusing on performance. All for an unbeatable price.Revised in response to suggestions from hundreds of instructors and students, the Third Edition features five NEW plays (four in the Shorter Edition), NEW critical "Perspectives" sections, and an expanded suite of free digital resources.

J. Ellen Gainor

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