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Maria Martinez Sierra: A Great Playwright Hidden in Plain Sight (inbunden, eng)
The plays of María Martínez Sierra were popular in Spain, South America and in translation on Broadway and London''s West End in the first h...
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The plays of María Martínez Sierra were popular in Spain, South America and in translation on Broadway and London''s West End in the first half of the 20th century but they were thought to be written by her husband, the celebrated director and playwright Gregorio Martínez Sierra.
After his death, the authorship of his work was revealed to be that of María, making her one of the most important playwrights of her time.This edited collection features three plays by María Martínez Sierra, translated by Helen and Harley Granville-Barker, along with an introduction by Patricia O’Connor, University of Cincinnati, US, which examines María''s extraordinary life and work, and the battle for her authorship to be recognized in both the Spanish-speaking and anglophone world.
This volume focuses on plays centred on strong women; and each is translated by the eminent man of theatre Harley Granville-Barker and his wife, Helen, whose own story holds stark parallels to Maria''s in terms of authorship. The collection is edited by playwright Richard Nelson and Professor Colin Chambers, who contribute an essay on the translation work of the Granville-Barkers.
The plays are: The Kingdom of God (1928); The Romantic Young Lady (1920) and Take Two From One (1931). María Martínez Sierra: A Great Playwright Hidden in Plain Sight recognizes María de la O Lejárraga García, to use her birth name, as one of the most important female playwrights, not just in Spain, but globally, in the first half of the 20th century.
After his death, the authorship of his work was revealed to be that of María, making her one of the most important playwrights of her time.This edited collection features three plays by María Martínez Sierra, translated by Helen and Harley Granville-Barker, along with an introduction by Patricia O’Connor, University of Cincinnati, US, which examines María''s extraordinary life and work, and the battle for her authorship to be recognized in both the Spanish-speaking and anglophone world.
This volume focuses on plays centred on strong women; and each is translated by the eminent man of theatre Harley Granville-Barker and his wife, Helen, whose own story holds stark parallels to Maria''s in terms of authorship. The collection is edited by playwright Richard Nelson and Professor Colin Chambers, who contribute an essay on the translation work of the Granville-Barkers.
The plays are: The Kingdom of God (1928); The Romantic Young Lady (1920) and Take Two From One (1931). María Martínez Sierra: A Great Playwright Hidden in Plain Sight recognizes María de la O Lejárraga García, to use her birth name, as one of the most important female playwrights, not just in Spain, but globally, in the first half of the 20th century.
Format | Inbunden |
Omfång | 248 sidor |
Språk | Engelska |
Förlag | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
Utgivningsdatum | 2022-11-17 |
ISBN | 9781350300187 |
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- Inbunden, 248, Engelska, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2022-11-17, 9781350300187
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- Format Inbunden
- Antal sidor 248
- Språk Engelska
- Förlag Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Utgivningsdatum 2022-11-17
- ISBN 9781350300187