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Author:

Garc©Ưa-Romero, Anne, author.

Title:

The Fornes frame : contemporary Latina playwrights and the legacy of Maria Irene Fornes / Anne Garc©Ưa-Romero.

Publisher:

The University of Arizona Press,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

xiii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Hispanic American women dramatists.
Fornes, Maria Irene--Influence.
Cram, Cusi--Criticism and interpretation.
Hudes, Quiara Alegr©Ưa--Criticism and interpretation.
Romero, Elaine--(Elaine D.)--Criticism and interpretation.
Svich, Caridad--Criticism and interpretation.
Zacar©Ưas, Karen--Criticism and interpretation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-231) and index.

Contents:

1. Maria Irene Fornes: the Fornes Frame -- 2. Caridad Svich: imprinting the Fornes Frame -- 3. Karen Zacar©Ưas: navigating multiple borders -- 4. Elaine Romero: viewing latin@ realism -- 5. Cusi Cram: performing latina identity -- 6. Quiara Alegr©Ưa Hudes: conducting theatrical experimentation.

Summary:

"The book is an examination of the works of five contemporary Latina playwrights: Cusi Cram, Quiara Alegr©Ưa Hudes, Elaine Romero, Caridad Svich, and Karen Zacarias. It argues that the playwright Maria Irene Fornes's writing and teaching have influenced the analyzed dramatists to produce plays that are more transcultural than previous generations of Latina playwrights"--Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0816531447
9780816531448

OCLC:

(OCoLC)929545535

LCCN:

2015032996

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)