Staging Politics and Gender

French Women's Drama, 1880-1923
2005. Auflage 2005
ISBN: 978-1-4039-6585-1
Verlag: Palgrave MacMillan Us

Buch, Englisch, 187 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 217 mm, Gewicht: 345 g

In Staging Politics and Gender, Cecilia Beach examines the political and feminist plays of French playwrights who have largely been 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 theatre and forms of social protest theatre at the turn of the century.

Zielgruppe

Research

Autoren/Hrsg.

Beach, C.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction: Theatre, Politics and Gender Staging the Revolution; L.Michel Feminism and Free-thinkers; N.Roussel Theatre of a TolstoIenne; V.Starkoff Braving the Law; M.Pelletier Theatre of Ideas; M.Lenéru Conclusion

Über Autor(innen)

CECILIA BEACH is Associate Professor of French, and Director of the Women's Studies Program at Alfred University, New York State, USA.