New Titles Tuesday, October 15

In the past week 41 titles were added to the library’s collection; below is a sample. Click on a link for more information.

American plays of the new woman /edited with an introduction by Keith Newlin.
This title illustrates the conflicts of that time over such issues as the double standard, the advent of the “New Woman” and turn-of-the-century feminism, and the clash between a woman’s career and conventional marriage.

The Baltimore waltz and other plays /Paula Vogel.
The first major collection of plays by leading lesbian playwright Paula Vogel.

Female playwrights of the nineteenth century /edited by Adrienne Scullion.
Charting the neglected contribution made by women to the development of the 19th-century stage and the development of the theatre of realism, these plays include work by the Scottish playwright Joanna Baille and the dramatization of Mrs Henry Wood’s novel East Lynne.

Interpreting the theatrical past: essays in the historiography of performance  /edited by Thomas Postlewait & Bruce A. McConachie.
A collection of essays, this title debate topics related to theatrical historiography from new and diverse theoretical and methodological approaches.

Leadership: theory and practice /Peter G. Northouse, Western Michigan University.
This popular text provides a description and analysis of a wide variety of different theoretical approaches to leadership incorporating recent advances in the field.

Lorca, a dream of life /Leslie Stainton.
This title examines the life of Spanish poet, Federico Garcia Lorca, in particular, the author shows how Lorca’s marginal political activity during the Spanish Civil War still cost him his life.

Russian theater: from the Empire to the Soviets /Marc Slonim.
The title examines Russian theatrical life from the beginning and traces the procession of empires and administrations in which the arts could hardly have flourished in the Eurasian colossus had they not been patronized, subsidized and controlled by the government.

Softening the edges: assessment practices that honor K-12 teachers and learners /Katie White.
This title explains how to design and deliver differentiated instruction and assessment to address learners’ diverse intellectual and emotional needs.

Tropical madness: four plays /Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz; translated by Daniel and Eleanor Gerould ; introduction, Martin Esslin.
Stanislaw Ignacy Witkiewicz was a Polish writer, painter, painter, philosopher, playwright, novelist, and photographer active in the interwar period. This translated work features the following plays: The Pragmatists, Mr Price or Tropical Madness, Gyubal Wahazar and Metaphysics of a Two-Headed Calf.