Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (1931) Winner
Susan Glaspell
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Susan Glaspell
Aliases:
Susan Keating Glaspell
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1876-07-01 （Davenport, Iowa）
- Died
- 1948-07-28 （Provincetown, Massachusetts） age 72
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Davenport, Iowa → Des Moines, Iowa → Chicago, Illinois → Greenwich Village, New York City → Provincetown, Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- playwright, novelist, journalist, actress
- Active Years
- 1894-1948
- Affiliations
- Provincetown Players (co-founder), Heterodoxy
- Memberships
- International Susan Glaspell Society
- Influenced By
- Black Hawk, Henrik Ibsen
- Influenced
- Eugene O'Neill
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drake University | — | Philosophy | BA | 1897-1899 | United States |
Drake University
Philosophy
Degree:
BA
Period:
1897-1899
Year of Graduation:
1899
Country:
United States
Philosophy major, excelled in debate competitions
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | Pulitzer Prize for Drama | Alison's House | — | Columbia University | 受賞 |
Pulitzer Prize for Drama
1931
Work:
Alison's House
Organization:
Columbia University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Trifles
1916 One-act playWomen discover clues overlooked by male investigators, questioning justice in a feminist masterpiece
genderjusticemorality
Adaptations
- [short story] A Jury of Her Peers (1917)
Alison's House
1930 DramaExplores a poet's legacy and family secrets
legacyfamilyart
Bibliography
- The Glory of the Conquered (1909)
- The Visioning (1911)
- Fidelity (1915)
- Brook Evans (1928)
- Fugitive's Return (1929)
- Ambrose Holt and Family (1931)
- The Morning Is Near Us (1939)
- Norma Ashe (1942)
- Judd Rankin's Daughter (1945)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- semi-autobiographicalrealismexpressionism
- Recurring Motifs
- genderethicsMidwestern lifeNative American heritage
Health
-
fibroid tumor1910年代Underwent surgery after miscarriages
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depression, alcoholism1932年頃Led to low productivity period
-
viral pneumonia1948年Cause of death
Legacy
Rediscovered as pioneering feminist writer and America's first important modern female playwright. Trifles is a staple of American theatre
Academic Societies
- International Susan Glaspell Society
Archives
- University of Iowa Libraries Special Collections & Archives
In Popular Culture
- Trifles and A Jury of Her Peers frequently anthologized in Women's Studies curricula
Trivia
- Discovered Eugene O'Neill at Provincetown Players
- Co-founder of Provincetown Players
- Pulitzer winner whose books went out of print but revived by feminist critics