Shakespeare's women : performance and conception / David Mann.
Shakespeare's women : performance and conception / David Mann.
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
Call Numbers
N822.33/34
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Language
English
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Physical content
ix, 293 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Preliminary : the persistence of all-male theatre -- Introduction : the significance of the performer -- 1. Age and status -- 2. Erotic ambience -- 3. Stage costume and performer ethos -- 4. Male didacticism and female stereotyping -- 5. Dramatic empathy and moral ambiguity -- 6. Sexual violence --...
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Publisher
Cambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"David Mann examines the influence of the Elizabethan cross-dressed tradition on the performance and conception of Shakespeare's female roles through an analysis of all 205 extant plays written for the adult theatre. The study provides both a historical context, showing how performance practice developed in the era before Shakespeare, and a compara...
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Shakespeare's women : performance and conception / David Mann.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 246-279) and indexes.
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N822.33/34
Record Identifier
74VMbMXvVXAg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VMbMXvVXAg
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ISBN
9780521882132 (hbk.)
0521882133 (hbk.)
DDC
822.33
MMS ID
991000722649702626
