Masculinity in Pulitzer Prize-Winning Plays 1982-2002

The evolving messages about the masculine role areworth studying and examining in dramatic literatureto see through popular documents just how the malerole is portrayed. How has the male image changedin dramatic literature in the last half of thetwentieth century? For many, the stage is a placeto witness characters performed through a clear lensand without discrepancy. The portrayals of men inthe specific area of theatre should give sufficientdata to gather and make particular conclusions aboutsuch portrayals and their place in popular culture.These portrayals in dramatic literature can be usedas evidence for social attitudes dealing with aspecific topic or subject matter. It is in theseportrayals that an audience reads or views, whichhas an influence upon attitude about the male role.This study examines masculine portrayals in PulitzerPrize-winning dramatic literature during the periodof 1982-2002 for the purpose of determiningcharacterization in presentation.

Autorentext

Dr. Bret Jones is the Director of Theatre at Wichita State
University. He is a director, actor, playwright, novelist, and
radio performer. He lives in Goddard, KS with his wife and
three children.

Klappentext

The evolving messages about the masculine role are
worth studying and examining in dramatic literature
to see through popular documents just how the male
role is portrayed. How has the male image changed
in dramatic literature in the last half of the
twentieth century? For many, the stage is a place
to witness characters performed through a clear lens
and without discrepancy. The portrayals of men in
the specific area of theatre should give sufficient
data to gather and make particular conclusions about
such portrayals and their place in popular culture.
These portrayals in dramatic literature can be used
as evidence for social attitudes dealing with a
specific topic or subject matter. It is in these
portrayals that an audience reads or views, which
has an influence upon attitude about the male role.
This study examines masculine portrayals in Pulitzer
Prize-winning dramatic literature during the period
of 1982-2002 for the purpose of determining
characterization in presentation.