Women on Southern stages, 1800-1865 : performance, gender and identity in a golden age of American theater /
Women played an integral role in the theater of the Antebellum and Civil War South. Although cast in parts written by men, they subverted norms of femininity in their public personas and independent personal lives. Educated and often wealthy but never accepted by the landed elite, women distinguishe...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
[2016]
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| Summary: | Women played an integral role in the theater of the Antebellum and Civil War South. Although cast in parts written by men, they subverted norms of femininity in their public personas and independent personal lives. Educated and often wealthy but never accepted by the landed elite, women distinguished themselves by carving out an in-between class status. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 267 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786499274 0786499273 |