Women's Romantic Theatre and Drama: History, Agency, and Performativity - Brossura

Elam, Keir

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1138265136 ISBN 13: 9781138265134

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2016

Riassunto

As 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.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Lilla Maria Crisafulli and Keir Elam are both Professors of English Literature at the University of Bologna, Italy.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1138265136
• ISBN 13: 9781138265134
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 304