Carolyn Gage

The Spindle and Other Lesbian Fairy Tales

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"... a classic in every feminist's library."-Sacramento Arts and Entertainment Examiner. A collection of four short stories and one full-length play about lesbian goddesses, princesses and woman princes, super-heroines, and fairy godmothers! Becca and the Woman Prince: A European princess meets an African woman prince in this romantic, multicultural,feminist fairy tale! The Princess of Pain: A woman struggling with disabilty sets out on a ten-goddess quest for answers. Illustrated by Sudie Rakusin! The Furies: Three lesbian super-heroines debate the wisdom of accepting a young survivor into their league. Andrea and Medusa Get Intimate: Two lesbian super-heroines discover that some of the most dangerous missions are the ones closest to home. The Spindle: In this "children's theatre for adults," a young lesbian sets out to rescue the princess from the curse of the spindle-pricking on her sixteenth birthday, only to discover that the entire kingdom is under the spindle spell!

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lulu.com
• Seitenzahl: 214
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 13mm
• Gewicht: 355g
• ISBN-13: 9780557800230
• ISBN-10: 0557800234
• Artikelnr.: 32869392

Autorenporträt

Carolyn Gage is a playwright, performer, director, and activist. The author of nine collections of lesbian- and feminist-themed plays and seventy-five plays, musicals, and one-woman shows, she specializes in non-traditional roles for women, especially those reclaiming famous lesbians whose stories have been distorted or erased from history. Her catalog is online at www.carolyngage.com