Prologues and epilogues of Restoration theater : gender and comedy, performance and print /

"Women finally began acting in 1660, well over a century after public playhouses first drew crowds in England. The appearance of the actress has riveted the scholarly gaze, but until now there has been little attention given to a crucial subject: her dramatic prologues and epilogues. Accompanyi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Solomon, Diana, 1970- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Newark : University of Delaware Press, [2013]
Temas:
1600-1700
English drama > Restoration, 1660-1700 > History and criticism.
Prologues and epilogues > History and criticism.
Theater > England > History > 17th century.
Théâtre anglais > 1660-1700 (Restauration) > Histoire et critique.
Prologues et épilogues > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre > Angleterre > Histoire > 17e siècle.
English drama > Restoration
Prologues and epilogues
Theater
England
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Male and female cloaked, and male exposed, paratexts
  • The female exposed paratext, part one: actress as joker and target
  • Female exposed paratexts, part two: solidarity and social critique
  • Vestal interests: Anne Bracegirdle's paratexts
  • Bawdy language: the reception history of Addison's epilogue to the distrest mother.

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