Historical Context
Introduction
The period of the 1980s to the early 1990s forms the backdrop for much of The Sisters Rosensweig. The fall...
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Literary Style
Point of View
The events of the play are told from the third person, independent of any one character’s perspective. At no...
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Bibliography and Further Reading
Sources Axelrod, Alan, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to 20th Century American History, Alpha Books, 1999, pp. 377–422.
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Bibliography
(Society and Self, Critical Representations in Literature)
Suggested Readings
Finn, William. “Sister Act.” Vogue, September, 1992, 360.
Hoban, Phoebe. The Family Wasserstein. New York 26 (January 4, 1993): 32-37.
Shapiro, Walter. “Chronicler of Frayed Feminism.” Time, March 27, 1989, 90-92.
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Topics for Further Study
Critics overwhelmingly acknowledge Wasserstein’s great contribution to feminist thought as a playwright. In consideration of the feminist...
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What Do I Read Next?
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (1996), by Rebecca Wells, accounts for the Ya-Yas, a circle of women whose activities seem to...
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