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Author: Hanna Scolnicov
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1994-07-14
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 9780521394673
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA historical and comparative study, in which is revealed the changing conventions of the theatrical space as faithful expressions of the changing attitudes to woman and her sexuality.
Author: Alison Findlay
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2006-10-19
Total Pages: 210
ISBN-13: 0521839564
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis study examines the playing spaces for early modern women's drama.
Author: Katie Normington
Publisher: DS Brewer
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781843840275
DOWNLOAD EBOOKEvidence from Records of Early English Drama, social, literary and cultural sources are drawn together in order to investigate how performances within the late Middle Ages were both shaped by, and shaped, the public image of women."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Clive Barker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1996-10-03
Total Pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9780521565011
DOWNLOAD EBOOKOne of a series discussing topics of interest in theatre studies from theoretical, methodological, philosophical and historical perspectives. The books are aimed at drama and theatre teachers, advanced students in schools and colleges, arts authorities, actors, playwrights, critics and directors.
Author: Clive Barker
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002-01-28
Total Pages: 108
ISBN-13: 9780521002844
DOWNLOAD EBOOKProvides an international forum where theatrical scholarship and practice can meet.
Author: M. Sierra
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2012-05-07
Total Pages: 427
ISBN-13: 1137122803
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAddressing the issue of how gendered spatial relations impact the production of literary works, this book discusses gender implications of spatial categories: the notions of home and away, placement and displacement, dwelling and travel, location and dislocation, and the 'quest for place' in women's writing from Argentina from 1920 to the present.
Author: Susan A. Glenn
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Published: 2009-07-01
Total Pages: 336
ISBN-13: 0674037669
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen the French actress Sarah Bernhardt made her first American tour in 1880, the term feminism had not yet entered our national vocabulary. But over the course of the next half-century, a rising generation of daring actresses and comics brought a new kind of woman to center stage. Exploring and exploiting modern fantasies and fears about female roles and gender identity, these performers eschewed theatrical convention and traditional notions of womanly modesty. They created powerful images of themselves as ambitious, independent, and sexually expressive New Women. Female Spectacle reveals the theater to have been a powerful new source of cultural authority and visibility for women. Ironically, theater also provided an arena in which producers and audiences projected the uncertainties and hostilities that accompanied changing gender relations. From Bernhardt's modern methods of self-promotion to Emma Goldman's political theatrics, from the female mimics and Salome dancers to the upwardly striving chorus girl, Glenn shows us how and why theater mattered to women and argues for its pivotal role in the emergence of modern feminism.
Author: Keir Elam
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-12-05
Total Pages: 409
ISBN-13: 1351871188
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs theatre and drama of the Romantic Period undergo a critical reassessment among scholars internationally, the contributions of women as playwrights, actresses, and managers are also being revalued. This volume, which brings together leading British, North American, and Italian critics, is a crucial step towards reclaiming the importance of women's dramatic and theatrical activities during the period. Writing for the theatre implied assuming a public role, a hazardous undertaking for women who, especially after the French Revolution, were assigned to the private, primarily domestic, sphere. As the contributors examine the covert strategies women used to become full participants in the public theatre, they shed light on the issue of women's agency, expressed both through the writing of highly politicized or ethicized drama, as in the case of Elizabeth Inchbald or Joanna Baillie, and through women's professional practice as theatre managers and stage producers, as in the case of Elizabeth Vestris and Jane Scott. Among the topics considered are women's history plays, domesticity, ethics and sexuality in women's closet drama, the politics of drama and performance, and the role of women as managers and producers. Specialists in performance studies, Romantic Period drama, and women's writing will find the essays both challenging and inspiring.
Author: Chiara Briganti
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Published: 2012-11-23
Total Pages: 449
ISBN-13: 144266195X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTune in to HGTV, visit your local bookstore's magazine section, or flip to the 'Homes' section of your weekend newspaper, and it becomes clear: domestic spaces play an immense role in our cultural consciousness. The Domestic Space Reader addresses our collective fascination with houses and homes by providing the first comprehensive survey of the concept across time, cultures, and disciplines. This pioneering anthology, which is ideal for students and general readers, features writing by key scholars, thinkers, and writers including Gaston Bachelard, Mary Douglas, Le Corbusier, Homi Bhabha, Henri Lefebvre, Mrs. Beeton, Ma Thanegi, Diana Fuss, Beatriz Colomina, and Edith Wharton. Among the many engaging topics explored are: the impact of domestic technologies on family life; the relationship between religion and the home; nomadic peoples and housing; domestic spaces in art and literature; and the history of the bedroom, the kitchen, and the bathroom. The Domestic Space Reader demonstrates how discussions of domestic spaces can help us better understand our inner lives and challenge our perceptions of life in particular times and places.
Author: Sue McPherson
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2024-08-23
Total Pages: 455
ISBN-13: 104023626X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBy the close of the eighteenth century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre. This ten-volume facsimile collection presents the lives of some of the most celebrated actresses of their day. These memoirs also provide insights into contemporary constructions of gender, sexuality and fame.
