Introduction

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Introduction xi
5. Part One Spanish American Dramatists
6. 1. The Theater of Antón Arrufat (Cuba) 3
7. 2. The Theater of Emilio Carballido: Spinning a Web (Mexico) 19
8. 3. The Spectacular in the Theater of Agustín Cuzzani (Argentina) 37
9. 4. Jorge Díaz and the Liturgy of Violence (Chile) 59
10. 5. The Theater of Osvaldo Dragún (Argentina) 77
11. 6. The Plays of Griselda Gambaro (Argentina) 95
12. 7. The Theater of Carlos Gorostiza (Argentina) 110
13. 8. The Theater of Luis Alberto Heiremans: 1928-1964 (Chile) 120
14. 9. Luisa Josefina Hernández: The Labyrinth of Form (Mexico) 133
15. 10. The Theater of Rene Marqués: In Search of Identity and Form (Puerto Rico) 146
16. 11. The Game of Chance: The Theater of José Triana (Cuba) 167
17. 12. The Theater of Egon Wolff (Chile) 190
18. Part Two Brazilian Dramatists
19. 13. The Theater of Jorge Andrade 205
20. 14. The Theater of Alfredo Dias Gomes 221
21. 15. Plínio Marcos: Reporter of Bad Times 243
22. Notes on the Contributors 259
23. Source Materials on Latin American Theater 263
24. Index 267