Lost in Definitions (Some Comments on American Feminist Drama Criticism)
Lost in Definitions (Some Comments on American Feminist Drama Criticism)

Summary/Abstract: Nowadays nobody argues anymore that women’s drama, both in America and in Europe, has become a relevant part of contemporary theatre. Apart from the plays themselves written by talented women-playwrights there have appeared many critical essays and monographs devoted to feminist theatre, which made a considerable contribution to the process of acknowledgement and understanding of women’s drama as a valuable artistic phenomenon. Among those in the US are such authoritative critics as Ruby Cohn, Helene Keyssar, Janet Brown, Mary Dale, Elizabeth Natalle, Yvonne Shafer and some others. In their works they have presented a comprehensive picture of modern women’s drama, tracing it back to its sources in the nineteenth and the first half of the twentieth century. Not questioning the value and significance of their critical analysis, I would like to argue some points which seem relevant to be clarified when studying women’s theatre.[...]

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