The Rules of the Institution and Other Stories

first publication date:  2018

The Rules of the Institution and Other Stories is a collection of short stories written by Susan Glaspell (1876–1948). This compilation includes nineteen short stories originally published between 1898 and 1916 in early twentieth century magazines. Most of the stories had never been re-published until today. In this edition there are included some of the original illustrations that accompanied the stories when they first appeared, artwork by renowned artists such as Arthur I. Keller, Charlotte Harding, Thomas Fogarty, Walter Biggs and W. Herbert Dunton, among others. These short stories portray life at the beginning of the 20th century. The majority of Glaspell's leading characters are resolute women—artists, students, workers—, who struggle to break society impositions to fulfill their longings. Short stories such as Contrary to precedent, For tomorrow, At the source, The Rules of the Institution—to name just a few—, with groundbreaking ideas regarding the role of women in society, were probably not duly appreciated after World War I, a time when female domesticity was encouraged. This may be the reason why Glaspell's prolific production was set aside for so many decades. However, since the late nineties, with the reappraisal of women's contributions, there has been a growing interest in her work. Today, Susan Glaspell is considered an early advocate of feminism and one of the most relevant female playwrights of Modernism. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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