
Title | : | Giving Up the Ghost: Teatro in Two Acts |
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ISBN | : | 0931122430 |
ISBN-10 | : | 9780931122439 |
Language | : | English |
Format Type | : | Paperback |
Number of Pages | : | 64 |
Publication | : | First published January 1, 1986 |
Giving Up the Ghost: Teatro in Two Acts Reviews
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stood in a used bookstore and read the entire thing in one go. more on the experimental side but reads gorgeously, perfectly rhythmic and powerful.
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You get some interesting things when you read Moraga's work on sexuality and gender role issues. Prominent themes in most of her work. She's a great playwright that is able to complicate her audience's thoughts about what it is they are witnessing or reading in her plays. Similarly here, the audience bears witness to Marisa/Corky as she reflects on her life and the companionship she seeks from Amalia.
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Trigger Warning: Rape
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fkn beautiful
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Read for Latina/o Lit Class.
I liked it but the character Marisa was a bit off to me. I know/ dated many "dykes" that had this issue of "wanting" to be a man. Not that they want to be a man but they want to be treated and desired by women like they are. But again I felt she went a little too overboard, then again I could be wrong. I do want to see the play and maybe my views will change.