Women upon Women in Contemporary British Drama (2000–2017)

Women upon Women in Contemporary British Drama (2000–2017)

Ebook

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Description

Contemporary British drama is characterized by a more balanced representation of men and women in the sector of playwriting than in the past. The second decade of our century, in particular, is witnessing a steady rise in the number of women playwrights who, in most cases, achieve both critical and public success. This book will map the still uncharted twenty-first century female playwrights’ work, focusing on the women parts in plays written by women from 2000 to present time.

Book Information

Main Genre
Poetry & Drama
Sub Genre
Criticism & Literary Studies
Format
Ebook
Pages
202
Price
35.80 €

Author Description

Maria Elisa Montironi is an Associate Professor of English Literature at the University of Urbino, Carlo Bo. Her research interests include dramatic literature, Shakespeare and early modern studies, literary reception, and intercultural studies. Her publications feature a monograph on the political reception of Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, a book on female characters by contemporary women playwrights, as well as essays and articles on Shakespeare and his afterlife, early modern drama, and intercultural literary reception.Her recent works include a co-edited collection of essays on Shakespeare and advertising (Routledge, 2024) and a chapter on feminist legacies in the works of contemporary female playwrights (Bloomsbury, 2025).