Welcome to the Essential Novelists book series, were we present to you the best works of remarkable authors. For this book, the literary critic August Nemo has chosen the two most important and meaningful novels ofSusan Glaspell which are Fidelity and The Visioning. Susan Glaspell was an American playwright, novelist, journalist and actress. In the early 21st century Glaspell is today recognized as a pioneering feminist writer and America's first important modern female playwright. According to Britain's leading theatre critic, Michael Billington, she remains, "American drama's best-kept secret." Novels selected for this book: - Fidelity - The Visioning This is one of many books in the seriesEssential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.
" "There is growing interest in Glaspell's writing, and this book should find a solid readership from the following fields: American drama and fiction studies, American studies, Women's studies, and Cultural Studies.
In this book: Fidelity, A Novel The Visioning, A Novel The Glory Of The Conquered, A Novel Lifted Masks, Stories Plays: Trifles The outside The verge Inheritors
This new collection reprints “A Jury of Her Peers”—restoring its original ending—and brings to light eleven other outstanding stories, offering modern readers the chance to appreciate the full range of Glaspell’s literary skills.
Often set in her native Midwest, these semi-autobiographical tales frequently address contemporary social issues, such as gender, ethics and dissent, while featuring deep, sympathetic characters who make principled stands.
Often set in her native Iowa, these semi-autobiographical tales frequently address contemporary issues, such as gender, ethics, and dissent, while featuring deep, sympathetic characters who make principled stands.
" Novels selected for this book: - Fidelity - The Visioning This is one of many books in the series Essential Novelists. If you liked this book, look for the other titles in the series, we are sure you will like some of the authors.
Often set in her native Midwest, these semi-autobiographical tales frequently address contemporary social issues, such as gender, ethics and dissent, while featuring deep, sympathetic characters who make principled stands.
The first book-length critical assessment of American playwright and fiction writer Susan Glaspell
Presents the life and works of American journalist, novelist, and playwright Susan Keating Glaspell. Includes a chronology.
Although long neglected, the four plays collected in this critical edition reveal the thoroughly modern nature of her concerns.