Long known for only a single play, with this collection, Susan Glaspell now emerges as a significant figure in the history of American drama, a woman of genuine creative daring.
This volume contains four plays by Susan Glaspell. 1. Her one-act play Trifles (1916) which is frequently cited as one of the greatest works of American theatre.2.
Although long neglected, the four plays collected in this critical edition reveal the thoroughly modern nature of her concerns.
Four classic plays which are committed to developing deep, sympathetic characters, and to understanding 'life' in its complexity. Includes the following plays: Trifles, The Outside, The Verge, Inheritors.
She is also credited with having discovered playwright Eugene O'Neill. Four of Glaspell's plays: Trifles, The Outside, The Verge, and Inheritors are included in this volume.
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.
This volume contains four plays by Susan Glaspell. 1. Her one-act play Trifles (1916) which is frequently cited as one of the greatest works of American theatre. 2.
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.