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Author Vorlicky, Robert, 1950-

Title Act like a man : challenging masculinities in American drama / Robert Vorlicky.

Imprint Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1995.

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 373 pages) : illustrations
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Series Book collections on Project MUSE.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-349) and index, as well as bibliography of more than 400 male-cast plays and monodramas.
Summary "In the first comprehensive study of plays written for male characters only, Robert Vorlicky offers a new theory that links cultural codes governing gender and the conventions determining dramatic form. Act Like a Man looks at a range of plays, including those by O'Neill, Albee, Mamet, Baraka, and Rabe as well as new works by Philip Kan Gotanda, Alonzo Lamont, and Robin Swados, to examine how dialogue within these works reflects the social codes of male behavior and inhibits individualization among men. Plays in which women are absent are often characterized by the location of a male "other"--A female presence who distances himself from the dominant, impersonal masculine ethos and thereby becomes a facilitator of personal communication. The potential authority of this figure is so powerful that its presence becomes the primary determinant of the quality of men's interaction and of the range of male subjectivities possible. This formulation becomes the basis of an alternative theory of American dramatic construction, one that challenges traditional dramaturgical notions of realism"--Publisher's description
Contents Introduction. Gender, structure, and dialogue -- 1. The American masculine ethos, male mythologies, and absent women -- 2. Silence, violence, and the drama of abuse -- 3. Liberation in confinement -- 4. Realizing freedom : risk, responsibility, and individualization -- Epilogue. Beyond power plays : men, sexism, feminism, and representation.
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Subject American drama -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
Masculinity in the theater -- United States.
Gender identity in the theater -- United States.
Masculinity in literature.
Gender identity in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Men in literature.
Male dramatists.
Théâtre américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Masculinité dans la littérature.
Identité de genre dans la littérature.
Rôle selon le sexe dans la littérature.
Hommes dans la littérature.
Dramaturges masculins.
Identité de genre au théâtre -- États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / LGBTQ+ Studies / General
American drama
Gender identity in literature
Male dramatists
Masculinity in literature
Men in literature
Sex role in literature
Drama
Männlichkeit Motiv
USA
Acteren.
Mannenrollen (toneel)
Mannelijkheid.
Sekseverschillen.
Gedragscodes.
Masculinities.
Performance art.
Men.
Gender roles.
Role behavior.
Théâtre américain -- 20e siècle -- Histoire et critique.
Masculinité (psychologie) -- Dans la littérature.
Rôle selon le sexe -- Dans la littérature.
USA.
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Literary criticism
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Other Form: Print version: Vorlicky, Robert, 1950- Act like a man. Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, ©1995 (DLC) 94038076 (OCoLC)31290141
ISBN 9780472904204 (electronic bk.)
0472904205 (electronic bk.)
0472095722 (alk. paper)
9780472095728 (alk. paper)
0472065726 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9780472065721 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
Standard No. 10.3998/mpub.10639 doi
AU@ 000074932575

 
    
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