Forbidden Acts Pioneering Gay and Lesbian Plays of the Twentieth Century

Name: Forbidden Acts Pioneering Gay and Lesbian Plays of the Twentieth Century
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ISBN: 9781557835871

ISBN-10: 155783587X

ISBN-13: 9781557835871

Edition: 2003

Authors: Ben Hodges

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Applause Theatre and Cinema Books is proud to announce the publication of the first collected anthology of gay and lesbian plays from the entire span of the twentieth century, sure to find wide acceptance by general readers and to be studied on campuses around the world. Among the ten plays, three are completely out of print. Included are The God of Venegeance (1918) by Sholom Ash, the first play to introduce lesbian characters to an English-language audience; Lillian Hellman's classic The Children's Hour (1933), initially banned in London and passed over for the Pulitzer Prize because of its subject matter; and Oscar Wilde (1938) by Leslie and Sewell Stokes, a major award-winning success…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
Publication date: 9/1/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 744
Size: 5.88" wide x 9.00" long x 1.74" tall
Weight: 2.046
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Editor's Note


Introduction


God of Vengeance



The Captive



The Children's Hour



Oscar Wilde



The Immoralist



The Killing of Sister George



Boys in the Band



Bent



As Is



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