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The diva's gift to the Shakespearean stage : agency, theatricality, and the innamorata /

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The Diva's Gift to the Shakespearean Stage traces the transnational connections between Shakespeare's all-male stage and the first female stars in the West. The book is the first to use Italian and English plays and other sources to explore this relationship, focusing on the gifted actress...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Brown, Pamela Allen (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Shakespearean actors and actresses > History > 16th century.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production.
Women in the theater > England > History > 16th century.
Women in the theater > Italy > History > 16th century.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan.
Theater.
Women in the theater.
England.
Italy.
1500-1600
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
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