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Staging Politics and Gender : French Women's Drama, 1880-1923 /

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In Staging Politics and Gender , Cecilia Beach examines the political and feminist plays of French playwrights who have largely been overlooked until now. Beach highlights the importance of theatrical endeavors which women perceived as a powerful way to promote political opinions. The author analyze...

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Main Author: Beach, Cecilia (Author)
Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.
Subjects:
Social Sciences.
Feminism.
Gender Studies.
Literature, general.
Theatre History.
Theatre and Performance Studies.
Feminist theory.
Gender expression.
Gender identity.
Literature.
Sex (Psychology)
Social sciences.
Sociology.
Theater > History.
Theater.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
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Summary:In Staging Politics and Gender , Cecilia Beach examines the political and feminist plays of French playwrights who have largely been overlooked until now. Beach highlights the importance of theatrical endeavors which women perceived as a powerful way to promote political opinions. The author analyzes the work of Louise Michel, Nelly Roussel, Marie Leneru, Vera Starkoff, and Madeline Pelletier and discusses anarchist theatre and forms of social protest theatre at the turn of the century.
Item Description:Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource (IX, 187 pages)
ISBN:9781403978745
DOI:10.1057/9781403978745