Bloody tyrants & little pickles : stage roles of Anglo-American girls in the nineteenth century /

"Bloody Tyrants and Little Pickles: Anglo-American Girls on Nineteenth-century Stages traces the theatrical repertoire of a small group of white Anglo-American actresses as they reshaped the meanings of girlhood in Britain, North America, and the British West Indies during the first half of the...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Schweitzer, Marlis (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Iowa City : University of Iowa Press, [2020]
Colección:Studies in theatre history and culture.
Temas:
Fisher, Clara, > 1811-1898 > Criticism and interpretation.
Lander, J. M. > (Jean Margaret), > 1829-1903 > Criticism and interpretation.
Fisher, Clara, > 1811-1898.
Lander, J. M. > (Jean Margaret), > 1829-1903.
1800-1899
Theater > United States > History > 19th century.
Theater > England > History > 19th century.
Theater > Commonwealth contries > History > 19th century.
American drama > 19th century > History and criticism.
English drama > 19th century > History and criticism.
Théâtre > États-Unis > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Théâtre > Angleterre > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Théâtre américain > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Théâtre anglais > 19e siècle > Histoire et critique.
PERFORMING ARTS / General
American drama.
English drama.
Theater.
England.
United States.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Introduction
  • Interlude 1. Bettymania
  • Chapter 1. The Tyrant King: On Girls Playing Richard III
  • Interlude 2. A Brief History of the Tomboy
  • Chapter 2. The Spoiled Child: On the Politics of Travesty Roles
  • Interlude 3. Drew's Three Sentences
  • Chapter 3. Old and Young: On "Age-Appropriate" Roles for Girls
  • Interlude 4. Clara Fisher Everywhere
  • Chapter 4. The Manager's Daughter: On Fixing and Other Performances of Middle-Class Domesticity
  • Interlude 5. Object Less ons from Jean Davenport's Scrapbook, c. 1840
  • Chapter 5. A Daughter of the Empire: On the Limits of Representation
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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