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Sex on stage : gender and sexuality in post-war British theatre /
In the post-war period, theatre provided an important critique of the way in which British society engaged with issues of the politics of gender and sexuality. Sex on Stage examines how British playwrights brought gender politics including women's sexuality and gay and lesbian issues to the cut...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bristol ; Chicago :
Intellect,
2009.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | In the post-war period, theatre provided an important critique of the way in which British society engaged with issues of the politics of gender and sexuality. Sex on Stage examines how British playwrights brought gender politics including women's sexuality and gay and lesbian issues to the cutting edge of drama after World War II. Through a close reading of playwrights such as John Osborne, Harold Pinter and Terence Rattigan, alongside accounts of their socio-political context and public reception, Andrew Wyllie reveals that this more progressive age was also one in which masculine anxieties. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (160 pages) |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9781841502922 1841502928 1841502030 9781841502038 |