Italian Women's Theatre 1930-1960

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.