West End Women: Women and the London Stage 1918 - 1962 - Rilegato

Gale, Maggie

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ISBN 10: 0415084954 ISBN 13: 9780415084956

Casa editrice: Routledge, 1996

Riassunto

Maggie Gale's West End Women uncovers groundbreaking material about women playwrights and the staging of their performances between the years 1918 and 1962.
It documents a dynamic era of social and theatrical history, analysing the transformations that occurred in the theatre and the lives of British women in relation to specific plays of the period. Focusing on the work of playwrights such as Dodie Smith, Clemence Dane, Gordon Daviot and Bridget Boland, Maggie Gale examines the cultural and political context within which they enjoyed commercial success and great notoriety.

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Maggie Gale's West End Women uncovers for the first time material about women playwrights and the staging of their performances within a thriving slice of theatrical London. The author shows: the reception from critics and audiences information on how the productions were brought to shape detailed analysis on the theatre world of the period 1918 - 1962 the social and historical context which shaped their work. Maggie Gale examines the cultural and political context within which women playwrights such as Dodie Smith, Clemence Dane, Gordon Daviot and Bridget Boland enjoyed commercial success and great notoriety.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0415084954
• ISBN 13: 9780415084956
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 272