Staging politics and gender : French women's drama, 1880-1923 /
Cecilia Beach examines the political and feminist plays of French playwrights who have been largely 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, Nell...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2005.
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Edición: | 1st ed. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | Cecilia Beach examines the political and feminist plays of French playwrights who have been largely 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 theater and forms of social protest theater at the turn of the century. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (186 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 144-179) and index. |
ISBN: | 9781403978745 1403978743 1281364177 9781281364173 9781403965851 1403965854 |