Plays by Susan Glaspell
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59432.html.images | 469 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59432.epub3.images | 231 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59432.epub.images | 230 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59432.epub.noimages | 193 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59432.kf8.images | 391 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59432.kindle.images | 342 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/59432.txt.utf-8 | 311 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/59432/pg59432-h.zip | 186 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Glaspell, Susan, 1882?-1948 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Cook, George Cram, 1873-1924 |
| LoC No. | 20012185 |
| Title | Plays |
| Note | Reading ease score: 87.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Contents | Trifles -- The people -- Close the book -- The outside -- Woman's honor -- Bernice -- Suppressed desires (in collaboration with George Cram Cook) -- Tickless time (in collaboration with George Cram Cook). |
| Credits |
Produced by WebRover, MWS, hazeleyeflgal, Craig Kirkwood, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) |
| Summary | "Plays by Susan Glaspell" is a collection of dramatic works written in the early 20th century. This volume contains several one-act plays, including the well-known piece "Trifles," which explores themes of gender roles, social justice, and the complexities of human experience through the lives of its characters. The collection often revolves around women's perspectives and the societal issues they face, highlighting their experiences in a male-dominated society. The opening of the collection introduces "Trifles," setting the stage in a gloomy farmhouse where a group of men, including the County Attorney and Sheriff, are investigating the murder of John Wright. They are joined by their wives, Mrs. Peters and Mrs. Hale, who initially seem to occupy trivial roles. However, as the men dismiss various domestic objects as insignificant, the women begin to uncover deeper truths about Wright’s life and the emotional turmoil of his wife, Minnie. As the men search for tangible evidence, the women piece together the psychological narrative that ultimately reveals the motivations behind the crime, highlighting the theme of understanding versus ignorance across gender lines. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | American drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 59432 |
| Release Date | May 4, 2019 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 610 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
