Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Susan Glaspell’s Drama of Denunciation
One. “A Jury of One’s Peers”: Unjust Justice
Two. “The Angel in the House”: Patriarchy, Traditions, and Female Alienation
Three. “A Just War”: The Disintegration of American Values
Part II: Susan Glaspell’s Drama of Resistance
Four. The Idealist Rebels: Fighting in the Name of the Community
Five. The Individualist Rebels: Standing Up on the Margins of the Community
Six. “The Madwoman in the Tower”: Rebelling against the Community
Part III: Susan Glaspell’s Drama of Hope
Seven. Sharing and Bonding: Sisterhood
Eight. “Feeling Something Together as Never Before”: National Solidarity
Nine. The Paradox of Self-Sacrifice: Self-Sacrifice as Self-Empowerment
Conclusion
Notes
Works Cited
Index