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Record Nr.

UNINA9910825036803321

Titolo

The Routledge reader in gender and performance / / edited by Lizbeth Goodman with Jane de Gay

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1998

ISBN

9780203143926 (eBook)

1-134-70759-2

1-134-70760-6

9786610327362

1-280-32736-7

0-203-27125-4

0-203-14392-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xxv, 332 p

Altri autori (Persone)

GoodmanLizbeth <1964->

De GayJane <1966->

Disciplina

792/.082

Soggetti

Women in the theater

Feminism and theater

Feminist theater

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-324) and index.

Nota di contenuto

pt. 1. The history of women in theatre -- pt. 2. Women taking the stage : the history of women in theatre 1660-1960 -- pt. 3. The changing status of women in theatre -- pt. 4. Feminist approaches to gender in performance -- pt. 5. Gendering the bodies of performance and criticism -- pt. 6. Comparative perspectives and cultures -- pt. 7. Feminisms, sexualities, spaces and forms -- pt. 8. Reception and reviewing.

Sommario/riassunto

This Reader reviews ways in which sexuality has been explored and expressed in new forms of performance art and dance, women's contributions to theatre history, and how theatre has represented women over the centuries.