02631cam a2200277 4500 1863427472 TxAuBib 20250117120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780472904204 0472904205 64ea4c21-6576-423e-8703-7dc9253e1a98 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 10568548 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Vorlicky, Robert H. Act Like a Man [Libby eBook] : Challenging Masculinities in American Drama. University of Michigan Press, 2023. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. HTML:How men communicate with each other on stage when no women are present—and what it tells us about power and gender<br /> | <p>In the first comprehensive study of plays written for male characters only, Robert Vorlicky offers a new theory that links cultural codes governing gender and the conventions determining dramatic form. <i>Act Like a Man</i>looks at a range of plays, including those by O'Neill, Albee, Mamet, Baraka, and Rabe as well as new works by Philip Kan Gotanda, Alonzo Lamont, and Robin Swados, to examine how dialogue within these works reflects the social codes of male behavior and inhibits individualization among men.</p> <p>Plays in which women are absent are often characterized by the location of a male "other"—a female presence who distances himself from the dominant, impersonal masculine ethos and thereby becomes a facilitator of personal communication. The potential authority of this figure is so powerful that its presence becomes the primary determinant of the quality of men's interaction and of the range of male subjectivities possible. This formulation becomes the basis of an alternative theory of American dramatic construction, one that challenges traditional dramaturgical notions of realism.</p> <p>The book will appeal to scholars and students interested in drama, gender, race, sexuality, and American culture, as well as playwrights, teachers of playwrights, and artistic directors. It includes an extensive bibliography of more than four hundred male-cast plays and monodramas, the first such compilation and one that points to further research into a previously unexplored area.</p>. Performing Arts. Women's Studies. Nonfiction. Sociology. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-01-17 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=64ea4c21-6576-423e-8703-7dc9253e1a98&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)