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Actresses as working women : their social identity in Victorian culture /

Using historical evidence and personal accounts, Davis examines the reality of conditions for òrdinary' actresses, their working environments, employment patterns, and the reasons why acting continued as a popular though insecure profession.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Davis, Tracy C., 1960-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: London ; New York : Routledge, 1991.
Colección:Gender and performance.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of figures and tables; List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; THE SOCIOECONOMIC ORGANIZATION OF THE THEATRE; Family dynasties, recruitment, and career opportunities for women; The Profession's divisions of labour; Wages; SEX, GENDER, AND SOCIAL DEMOGRAPHY; The Female Surplus Question and the sex ratio; The female life; Professional welfare; THE SOCIAL DYNAMIC AND 'RESPECTABILITY'; Actresses' defiance of socioeconomic prescriptions; Actresses and prostitutes; Sexual harassment; The quintessential sexual terror; ACTRESSES AND THE MISE EN SCNE.