<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Beginning her career in the 1960s, Adrienne Kennedy was one of the most influential writers of the period. Her plays subverted both Western and African American theatre. Although like her contemporaries she reacted to the political events of the period, in contrast with them she presented racial issues in a non-realistic mode. Her plays exemplify the re-theatricalisation of the African American stage.</p></abstract>

Beginning her career in the 1960s, Adrienne Kennedy was one of the most influential writers of the period. Her plays subverted both Western and African American theatre. Although like her contemporaries she reacted to the political events of the period, in contrast with them she presented racial issues in a non-realistic mode. Her plays exemplify the re-theatricalisation of the African American stage.

Metaphorical Mirrors and Subverting Selves in Adrienne Kennedy’s One-Act Plays

University of Szeged, 6722, Egyetem u. 2, Szeged, Hungary

Gender Studies

Beginning her career in the 1960s, Adrienne Kennedy was one of the most influential writers of the period. Her plays subverted both Western and African...

Metaphorical Mirrors and Subverting Selves in Adrienne Kennedy’s One-Act Plays

Published Online: Feb 08, 2013

Page range: 270 - 285

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/v10320-012-0045-2

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