Dramaturgas Chilenas : Plays by Chilean Female Writers in the Early 21st Century
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Hardback or Cased Book
Book Series
Methuen Drama Play Collections
ISBN-10
1350549304
ISBN-13
9781350549302
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint
Methuen Drama
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Mar 19th, 2026
Print length
256 Pages
Weight
538 grams
Dimensions
16.40 x 24.10 x 2.30 cms
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A collection of five new, English-language translations of works by prominent and award-winning, female playwrights from Chile, accompanied by critical essays contextualizing each play.
How do female Chilean playwrights address historical trauma, gender critique and collective memory in post-dictatorship, democratic Chile?
Dramaturgas Chilenas: Plays by Chilean Female Writers in the Early 21st Centuryfeatures five, new, English translations of plays by Chile''s leading female playwrights, exploring and decoding their lived experience. Gathering together the plays and analysis by Chilean and U.S. editors, this collection enables English-speakers to engage with this contemporary canon for the very first time.
From the shocking true story of women being coerced into serving as government spies, and heart-breaking accounts of the killings as the country returned to democracy, to examinations of young women protesting and demanding justice, this collection provides a wealth of insight into the contemporary, female Chilean experience.
Featuring an introduction that contextualises the plays and their most prevalent themes, and critical essays that analyse the playwrights'' work, and how they address socio-political issues, this collection is a perfect introduction for those wishing to discover more about Chile and its remarkable theatre.
This collection includes Medusa by Ximena Carrera (2010), Hilda Peña by Isidora Stevenson Bordeu (2014), School for Girls by Nona Fernández (2015), The City of Fruit by Leyla Selman (2018), and Sentiments by Carla Zúñiga M. (2013).
Dramaturgas Chilenas: Plays by Chilean Female Writers in the Early 21st Centuryfeatures five, new, English translations of plays by Chile''s leading female playwrights, exploring and decoding their lived experience. Gathering together the plays and analysis by Chilean and U.S. editors, this collection enables English-speakers to engage with this contemporary canon for the very first time.
From the shocking true story of women being coerced into serving as government spies, and heart-breaking accounts of the killings as the country returned to democracy, to examinations of young women protesting and demanding justice, this collection provides a wealth of insight into the contemporary, female Chilean experience.
Featuring an introduction that contextualises the plays and their most prevalent themes, and critical essays that analyse the playwrights'' work, and how they address socio-political issues, this collection is a perfect introduction for those wishing to discover more about Chile and its remarkable theatre.
This collection includes Medusa by Ximena Carrera (2010), Hilda Peña by Isidora Stevenson Bordeu (2014), School for Girls by Nona Fernández (2015), The City of Fruit by Leyla Selman (2018), and Sentiments by Carla Zúñiga M. (2013).
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