The Fornes frame : contemporary Latina playwrights and the legacy of Maria Irene Fornes /

The book is an examination of the works of five contemporary Latina playwrights, Cusi Cram, Quiara Alegría 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 tha...

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Main Author:	García-Romero, Anne (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Tucson : University of Arizona Press, [2016]
Subjects:	Hispanic American women dramatists. Fornes, Maria Irene > Influence. Cram, Cusi > Criticism and interpretation. Hudes, Quiara Alegría > Criticism and interpretation. Romero, Elaine > (Elaine D.) > Criticism and interpretation. Svich, Caridad > Criticism and interpretation. Zacarías, Karen > Criticism and interpretation.

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Summary:	The book is an examination of the works of five contemporary Latina playwrights, Cusi Cram, Quiara Alegría 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.
Physical Description:	xiii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	9780816531448 0816531447