{"product_id":"laughter-and-civility-the-theater-of-emma-gad-9780299329303","title":"Laughter and Civility  The Theater of Emma Gad","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe first biographical and scholarly volume to examine and contextualize Emma Gad’s dramas, this volume explores how and why influential women are so often excluded from the canon. Lynn  Wilkinson provides readings into all of Gad's plays and demonstrates how writers and intellectuals of the time took her critically acclaimed work seriously.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is truly a gem. Wilkinson's research is entirely original-this is a pioneering study that skillfully and methodically maps out Emma Gad's entire dramatic production. Gad deserves a readership for her entertaining plays and Wilkinson's study successfully brings the relevance of her work into focus.\" - Marianne Stecher, University of Washington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Wilkinson succeeds in bringing Emma Gad from the shadows of literary history into the spotlight. A contemporary of Ibsen, Shaw, and Wilde, Gad was a highly successful playwright and cultural mediator in the Copenhagen of Edvard and Georg Brandes. This book will be useful to anyone interested in European intellectual history and the history of theater.\" - Susan C. Brantly, University of Wisconsin-Madison","brand":"MP-WIS Uni of Wisconsin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51036936995159,"sku":"9780299329303","price":75.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780299329303.jpg?v=1750933100","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/laughter-and-civility-the-theater-of-emma-gad-9780299329303","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}