The Politics of Gender in Early American Theater Revolutionary Dramatists and Theatrical Practices
Synopsis
In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the American theater emerged as a crucial cultural space for debates around gender stereotypes, gendered conduct, sexual desire, the politics of intimacy and domesticity, female authorship, as well as the complex intersections of gender and other markers of cultural difference, such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, age, or nation. This collection explores the role of gender in the formation of American theatrical culture in this period. It features essays on well-known early American dramatists such as Susanna Rowson or Judith Sargent Murray, but also sheds light on anonymous authors and more obscure theatrical practices.Book details
- Series:
- American Culture Studies (Book 31)
- Author:
- Leopold Lippert, Ralph J. Poole
- ISBN:
- 9783839452530
- Related ISBNs:
- 9783837652536, 9783837652536
- Publisher:
- transcript Verlag
- Pages:
- 216
- Reading age:
- Not specified
- Includes images:
- No
- Date of addition:
- 2022-02-22
- Usage restrictions:
- Copyright
- Copyright date:
- 2022
- Copyright by:
- N/A
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Categories:
- Art and Architecture, Drama, Plays and Theater, History, Nonfiction