Author
Vorlicky, Robert ; Vorlicky, Robert
Year
1995
Publisher
University of Michigan Press
Language
English
Pages
25
Last Update
22-Oct-2024
Keywords
Gender Studies
This book is about the power that is exercised by, contested by, and occasionally shared by American men. The canon of realist male-cast drama does not merely illustrate and display such power; by repeatedly staging it, this drama transforms it into an active and crucial component of American cultural politics. Thus, American male-cast drama affords a unique perspective on the mutual determinations of dramaturgy and culture, particularly on the relationship of realism to changing gender codes. Precisely because of the absence of women from its otherwise realistic context, the male-cast play embodies a striking, double-edged politics. On the one hand,...
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