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The Fornes Frame: Contemporary Latina Playwrights and the Legacy of Maria Irene Fornes

By Karen , Cram , Cusi;Fornes , Maria Irene;García-Romero , Anne;Hudes , Quiara Alegría;Romero , Elaine D.;Svich , Caridad;Zacarías

Book information

Publisher
University of Arizona Press
Year
2016
ISBN
9780816531448, 0816531447
Language
english
Format
AZW3
Filesize
3 MB (2879144 bytes)
Pages
xiii, 240 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
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Introduction: defining the Fornes frame -- 1. Maria Irene Fornes: the Fornes Frame -- 2. Caridad Svich: imprinting the Fornes Frame -- 3. Karen Zacarías: navigating multiple borders -- 4. Elaine Romero: viewing Latin@ realism -- 5. Cusi Cram: performing Latina identity -- 6. Quiara Alegría Hudes: conducting theatrical experimentation -- Conclusion: the legacy of Maria Irene Fornes -- Epilogue: Fornes is the frame -- Appendix A. INTAR Hispanic playwrights-in-residence laboratory -- Appendix B. Contemporary Latina playwrights.;"The book is an examination of the works of five contemporary Latina playwrights: Cusi Cram, Quiara Alegría Hudes, Elaine Romero, Caridad Svich, and Karen Zacarias. It argues that the playwright Maria Irene Fornes's writing and teaching have influenced the analyzed dramatists to produce plays that are more transcultural than previous generations of Latina playwrights"--Provided by publisher. Introduction: defining the Fornes frame -- 1. Maria Irene Fornes: the Fornes Frame -- 2. Caridad Svich: imprinting the Fornes Frame -- 3. Karen Zacarías: navigating multiple borders -- 4. Elaine Romero: viewing Latin@ realism -- 5. Cusi Cram: performing Latina identity -- 6. Quiara Alegría Hudes: conducting theatrical experimentation -- Conclusion: the legacy of Maria Irene Fornes -- Epilogue: Fornes is the frame -- Appendix A. INTAR Hispanic playwrights-in-residence laboratory -- Appendix B. Contemporary Latina playwrights.

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