Zapolska's women [[electronic resource] ] : three plays : Malka Szwarcenkopf, The man and Miss Maliczewska / / translated and introduced by Teresa Murjas

• Autore: Zapolska Gabriela <1857-1921.>
• Pubblicazione: Bristol, UK ; ; Chicago, USA, : Intellect, 2009
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (402 p.)
• Disciplina: 891.8526
• Soggetto topico: Polish literature
• Altri autori: MurjasTeresa
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: 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); Bibliography
• Sommario/riassunto: This 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 discus
• Titolo autorizzato: Zapolska's women
• ISBN: 1-282-31245-6; 9786612312458; 1-84150-340-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910808045203321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Playtext series.