Plays of Susan Glaspell

Susan Glaspell (1876-1948) was the co-founder of the Provincetown Players and won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. She was one of the first playwrights. Though long neglected, the four works compiled in this key edition reveal the profound modernity of her concerns. Trifles (1916) developed a feminist critique of social roles, while "Outside (1917)" opened a debate between the vital force and the unjustified celebration of death. Glaspel showed a considerable proportion of her experimental work in The Verge (1921), which was bolder than O'Neill's attempts in many respects. Inheritors (1921) is more traditional, it questions the nature and reality of American dedication. Glaspell has long been known for her unique script and has now become an important figure in American theater history.