Lilla Maria Crisafulli and Keir Elam
Ashgate
Hardback
220
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 activity during the period.The contributors examine the covert strategies women used to become full participants in the public theatre shedding light on the issue of women's agency expressed both through the writing of highly politicized or ethicized drama and through women's professional practice as theatre managers and stage producers. Topics include 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.
Ashgate
Hardback
220
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 activity during the period.The contributors examine the covert strategies women used to become full participants in the public theatre shedding light on the issue of women's agency expressed both through the writing of highly politicized or ethicized drama and through women's professional practice as theatre managers and stage producers. Topics include 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.