Collected writings : Two serious ladies ; In the summer house ; Stories & other writings ; Letters
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New York, N.Y. : The Library of America, [2017].
ISBN
9781598535136, 1598535137
Status
Villa Park Public Library - Fiction
F BOWLES, J.
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| Park Forest Public Library - Stacks | FIC BOW SHORT STORIES | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Bildungsromans.
Biographies.
Bowles, Jane, -- 1917-1973 -- Correspondence.
Bowles, Jane, -- 1917-1973 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Drama -- 20th century.
Drama.
Dysfunctional families -- Drama.
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction.
Families -- Drama.
Fiction.
Life change events -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Mothers -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Notebooks.
Novels.
Personal correspondence.
Phobias -- Fiction.
Prostitution -- Panama -- Fiction.
Records and correspondence.
Rich people -- Women -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.
Short stories, American.
Short stories.
Single women -- Fiction.
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
Biographies.
Bowles, Jane, -- 1917-1973 -- Correspondence.
Bowles, Jane, -- 1917-1973 -- Notebooks, sketchbooks, etc.
Drama -- 20th century.
Drama.
Dysfunctional families -- Drama.
Eccentrics and eccentricities -- Fiction.
Families -- Drama.
Fiction.
Life change events -- Fiction.
Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
Mothers -- Drama.
Mothers and daughters -- Drama.
Notebooks.
Novels.
Personal correspondence.
Phobias -- Fiction.
Prostitution -- Panama -- Fiction.
Records and correspondence.
Rich people -- Women -- Psychological aspects -- Fiction.
Short stories, American.
Short stories.
Single women -- Fiction.
Theater -- New York (State) -- New York.
Women authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Published
New York, N.Y. : The Library of America, [2017].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xvi, 815 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
ISBN
9781598535136, 1598535137
Notes
General Note
"Volume compilation, notes, and chronology copyright © 2017 by Literary Classics of the United States, Inc., New York, N.Y."--Title page verso. According to ProPublica's Nonprofit Explorer website, Literary Classics of the United States Inc does business as The Library of America. [Accessed June 1, 2017].
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 769-806) and index.
Description
One novel, one play, nine shorter works originally published from 1944-1966, twelve notebook excerpts, and 133 letters from 1935-1970.
Description
Two serious ladies: A modernist cult-classic, mysterious, profound, anarchic, and funny, and only novel by avant-garde literary star and wife of legendary writer Paul Bowles. Christina Goering and Frieda Copperfield, both upper-class women, embark on separate quests of salvation, ultimately descending into debauchery--Miss Goering becomes involved with various men, and Mrs. Copperfield visits Panama with her husband, where she finds solace among the women who live and work in its brothels. At the end the two women meet again, each transformed by her experience."--Amazon.com.
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In the summer house: The plot of this play is driven by character interactions, comparing two widows and their unstable daughters--Gertrude Eastman Cuevas, an overbearing mother and her gentle daughter Molly, and Mrs. Constable, a gentle mother and her overbearing daughter Vivian. The second act occurs in a restaurant named The Lobster Bowl and uses intensive food imagery.
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In the summer house: Bowles' only full-length play was first performed in 1951 in the Hedgerow Theater in Moylan, Pennsylvania. The Broadway play opened at the Playhouse Theatre December 29, 1953 with music by Paul Bowles, her husband, where it ran for two months to mixed reviews and low attendance. Around 1963, the play was revived. The play was revived again in 1993 At the Vivian Beaumont Theater with incidental music by Philip Glass. A later Washington Shakespeare Company production featured music by Richard Reinfield.
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Bowles, J., Dillon, M., & Bowles, J. (2017). Collected writings: Two serious ladies ; In the summer house ; Stories & other writings ; Letters . The Library of America.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973, Millicent, Dillon and Jane Bowles. 2017. Collected Writings: Two Serious Ladies ; In the Summer House ; Stories & Other Writings ; Letters. The Library of America.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Bowles, Jane, 1917-1973, Millicent, Dillon and Jane Bowles. Collected Writings: Two Serious Ladies ; In the Summer House ; Stories & Other Writings ; Letters The Library of America, 2017.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Bowles, Jane, Millicent Dillon, and Jane Bowles. Collected Writings: Two Serious Ladies ; In the Summer House ; Stories & Other Writings ; Letters The Library of America, 2017.
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