Author: Christiane P. MakwardPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472082582
Category : French drama
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
A rich collection of plays by French and francophone women writers in English translation
Plays by French and Francophone Women
Author: Christiane P. MakwardPublisher: University of Michigan Press
ISBN: 9780472082582
Category : French drama
Languages : en
Pages : 362
Book Description
A rich collection of plays by French and francophone women writers in English translation
Plays by French and Francophone Women
Author: Christiane P. MakwardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : French drama
Languages : en
Pages : 345
Book Description
Between Work and Play
Author: Kathryn L. JonesWorldwide Women Writers in Paris
Author: Alison RicePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192845772
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Worldwide Women Writers in Paris examines a new literary phenomenon consisting of an unprecedented number of women from around the world who have come to Paris and become authors of written works in French. It takes as its starting point a series of filmed interviews conducted in the French capital, a set of recorded conversations motivated by a desire to pay homage to these discrete voices and images at a moment characterized by impressive diversity. Their individual paths to France and to French are noteworthy, and these authors of different generations and varying places of origin emphasize their singularity. However, the juxtaposition of their reflections reveals that many have faced similar difficulties when learning the French language, adapting to life in France, and many have encountered forms of prejudice in the publishing world related to their ethnicity or gender. These challenges have led them, each in an idiosyncratic manner, to tackle tough topics in their work and to respond to adversity by finding effective creative expressions. Taken together, the innovations and interventions in oral and written form of these authors collectively contribute to significant change in the specialized score that is the Parisian literary landscape: Hélène Cixous (Algeria); Zahia Rahmani (Algeria); Leïla Sebbar (Algeria); Bessora (Belgium); Julia Kristeva (Bulgaria); Pia Petersen (Denmark); Maryse Condé (Guadeloupe); Eva Almassy (Hungary); Shumona Sinha (India); Chahdortt Djavann (Iran); Yumiko Seki (Japan); Evelyne Accad (Lebanon); Etel Adnan (Lebanon); Nathacha Appanah (Mauritius); Brina Svit (Slovenia); Eun-Ja Kang (South Korea); Anna Moï (Vietnam).
Medieval French Miracle Plays
Author: Carol J. HarveyPublisher:
ISBN: 9781846822735
Category : French literature
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
In the Middle Ages, religious theater was a popular medium for both the edification and the entertainment of the public. This book centers on seven of the forty "Miracles de Nostre Dame par personnages" plays, produced annually for the Goldsmiths' Guild of Paris and surviving in the 14th-century Cange Manuscript. This is the first in-depth study of a subset performed between 1368 and 1379 about women unjustly accused of adultery or monstrous birth, or threatened with rape or incest. Surprisingly modern themes of female empowerment, self-mutilation, and cross-dressing emerge as the women are forced into exile to escape death, but are eventually vindicated with the miraculous help of Our Lady. The book demonstrates that in addition to the plays' religious significance and literary qualities, they engage with the goldsmiths' spiritual and material concerns, reflect their urban culture, and promote their socio-political agenda during the war and turmoil of 14th-century France. "...the reader benefits greatly from the combination of plot resumes, critical commmentary, and insightful interpretation that Harvey's own writing style makes it a pleasure to read". Beverly J. Evans, State U. of NY at Geneseo, Dalhousie French Studies 96, 2011
Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors
Author: Ruth A. HottellPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 1611474442
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
Noteworthy Francophone Women Directors: A Sequel is a comprehensive guide that acts as both a teaching tool and a directory for research. The book begins following films released after the publication of Pallister and Hottell's last volume, Francophone Women Film Directors in 2005 and stops after the Cannes film festival in 2010. Unique among guides dealing with film, both for its breadth and for its exclusive attention to Francophone women throughout the world, this work foregrounds the production by nearly three hundred Francophone women filmmakers from France, Belgium, Switzerland, Latin American, Québec, even Thailand. The authors have researched film journals, followed web sites, attended film festivals and conferences, and traveled around the globe to conduct research in film libraries, and attend screenings and interviews with filmmakers. A list of film sources, an extensive bibliography, and an index of film directors and the titles of their films maximize this directory's usefulness.
Hélène Cixous
Author: Lee A. JacobusPublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1135300240
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Francophone African Poetry and Drama
Author: Richard J. Gray IIPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786475587
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 213
Book Description
Scholars examining literature from former French colonies sometimes view it wrongly as simply an outgrowth of colonial literature. By suggesting new ways to understand the multiple voices present, this book explores how Francophone African poetry and theatre in particular, since the 1960s, constitute both an organic cultural product and a reflection of the diverse African cultures in which they originate. Themes explored in five chapters include the many kinds of African identity formation, the resistance to former notions of literary composition as art, a remapping of social responsibility, and the impact of globalization on Francophone Africa's participation in world economics, politics and culture. This study highlights the inner workings of Francophone African literature and suggests a canonization of modern Francophone works from a world perspective.
Mormons in Paris
Author: Corry CropperPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 1684482364
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 427
Book Description
Mormons in Paris / Louis Leroy and Alfred Delacour -- Berthelier Meets the Mormons -- Japheth's Twelve Wives / Antony Mars and Maurice Desvallières -- Stephana's Jewel / Arthur Bernède and Albert Dubarry.
Fifty Modern and Contemporary Dramatists
Author: Maggie B. GalePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317596226
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 277
Book Description
Fifty Modern and Contemporary and Dramatists is a critical introduction to the work of some of the most important and influential playwrights from the 1950s to the present day. The figures chosen are among the most widely studied by students of drama, theatre and literature and include such celebrated writers as: • Samuel Beckett • Caryl Churchill • Anna Deavere Smith • Jean Genet • Sarah Kane • Heiner Müller • Arthur Miller • Harold Pinter • Sam Shephard Each short essay is written by one of an international team of academic experts and offers a detailed analysis of the playwright’s key works and career. The introduction provides an historical and theatrical context to the volume, which provides an invaluable overview of modern and contemporary drama.