02569nam 2200577Ia 450 991077848440332120230721022759.01-282-31245-697866123124581-84150-340-1(CKB)1000000000794512(EBL)457088(OCoLC)457060300(SSID)ssj0000344724(PQKBManifestationID)11275611(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000344724(PQKBWorkID)10312822(PQKB)10000323(MiAaPQ)EBC457088(Au-PeEL)EBL457088(CaPaEBR)ebr10333704(CaONFJC)MIL231245(EXLCZ)99100000000079451220081009d2009 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrZapolska's women[electronic resource] three plays : Malka Szwarcenkopf, The man and Miss Maliczewska /translated and introduced by Teresa MurjasBristol, UK ;Chicago, USA Intellect20091 online resource (402 p.)Playtext seriesDescription based upon print version of record.1-84150-236-7 Includes bibliographical references.Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 'To You, it is Light - To Me, Darkness'; Malka Szwarcenkopf (1897); 'Condemned to Desire what we Cannot Possess'; The Man (1901); 'Sister or Servant'; Miss Maliczewska (1910); BibliographyThis groundbreaking book contains the first English language translations of three plays by Polish playwright, actress and journalist Gabriela Zapolska. They were initially performed in fin-de-siecle, partitioned Poland. Each play focuses on the economic and social pressures faced by women. A general introduction and three focused essays will serve to contextualise the translations. The essays provide the following: biographical information about Zapolska relevant to the plays' subject matter, analyses of her significance within Polish and European literary and theatrical traditions and discusPlaytext series.Polish literaturePolish literature.891.8526Zapolska Gabriela1857-1921.1579582Murjas Teresa1579583MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910778484403321Zapolska's women3859778UNINA