On a wharf in Provincetown, Massachusetts, where Greenwich Village
bohemians gathered in the summer of 1916, Susan Glaspell was
inspired by the sensational murder trial she had covered as a young
reporter to write Trifles, a play about two women who discover and
hide a Midwestern farm wife's motive for murdering her abusive
husband. Following successful productions of the play, Glaspell -
already a well received fiction writer - became the mother of
American drama. Her short story version of Trifles, ""A Jury of Her
Peers,"" reached an unprecedented one million readers in 1917. The
play and the story have since been anthologized and taught in
classrooms across America and Trifles is regularly revived on
stages around the world. This collection of fresh essays celebrates
the centennial of Trifles and ""A Jury of Her Peers,"" with
departures from established Glaspell scholarship. Interviews with
theater practitioners are included along with two original creative
works inspired by Glaspell's iconic writings.
General
Imprint: |
McFarland & Company
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
October 2015 |
Editors: |
Martha C. Carpentier
• Emeline Jouve
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
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Pages: |
236 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4766-6211-4 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-4766-6211-8 |
Barcode: |
9781476662114 |
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