Between 1930 and 1960, popular female dramatists, including Paola Riccora, Anna Bonacci, Clotilde Masci, and Gici Ganzini Granata, set the stage for a new generation of feminist theatre and the development of contemporary Italian women’s theatre as a whole. Now largely forgotten, the lives and works of these dramatists are reintroduced into the scholarly conversation in Italian Women’s Theatre, 1930–1960. Following a general introduction, the book presents a selection of dramatic works, rounded out by commentary, performance histories, critical analyses, and biographical information.
Table of Contents
Acknowledgements
Introduction: Italian women playwrights, 1930–1960
Chapter 1: Paola Riccora
It Must Have Been Giovannino —A comedy in three acts
Chapter 2: Anna Bonacci
The Fantasy Hour —A comedy in three acts
Chapter 3: Clotilde Masci
The Excluded —A drama in three acts
Chapter 4: Gici Ganzini Granata
Men Are Always Right —A farce in one act and two parts
Works cited
Appendix
Introduction: Italian women playwrights, 1930–1960
Chapter 1: Paola Riccora
It Must Have Been Giovannino —A comedy in three acts
Chapter 2: Anna Bonacci
The Fantasy Hour —A comedy in three acts
Chapter 3: Clotilde Masci
The Excluded —A drama in three acts
Chapter 4: Gici Ganzini Granata
Men Are Always Right —A farce in one act and two parts
Works cited
Appendix