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Women Playwrights in the Suffrage Era: Writing from the Perspective of the New Woman

Authors: Smažilová Petra

Year: 2013

Type of publication: článek v odborném periodiku

Name of source: American and British Studies Annual

Publisher name: Univerzita Pardubice

Place: Pardubice

Page from-to: 109-121

Titles:

Language	Name	Abstract	Keywords
cze	Dramatická tvorba britských žen v době hnutí za volební právo	Článek se zaměřuje na postavení britských hereček na počátku 20. století a zabývá se důvody, které vedly k nárůstu počtu vydaných her, jejímiž autory byly ženy. Práce představuje Elizabeth Robins, Elizabeth Baker and Githa Sowerby a jejich vybrané hry, které do jisté míry přepisují nejen zobrazení melodramatické pokleslé ženy, ale také Ibsenovy hrdinky.	Elizabeth Robins; Elizabeth Baker; Githa Sowerby
eng	Women Playwrights in the Suffrage Era: Writing from the Perspective of the New Woman	The article focuses on the position and perception of Edwardian actresses and women who wrote plays. Reasons are highlighted as to why in that era female dramatic production surged and became immensely important for promoting the vote for women. The core of the paper introduces some of the most prominent women playwrights of the period, such as Elizabeth Robins, Elizabeth Baker and Githa Sowerby. The dramas selected for analysis feature common themes such as questions of marriage and motherhood versus career. Through the re-examination of Ibsen´s female characters and of the melodramatic fallen woman these plays attempt to provide a more credible representation of the ´other´ sex.	Elizabeth Robins; Elizabeth Baker; Githa Sowerby; Ibsenite actresses; women playwrights in the suffrage era; the New Woman

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