| The Cambridge Companion to the Actress Contributor(s): Gale, Maggie B. (Editor), Stokes, John (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521608546 ISBN-13: 9780521608541 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $37.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2007 Annotation: This Companion brings together sixteen new essays which examine, from various perspectives, the social and cultural role of the actress throughout history and across continents. Each essay focuses on a particular stage in her development, for example professionalism in the seventeenth century; the emergence of the actress/critic during the Romantic period and, later on, of the actress as best selling autobiographer; the coming of the drama schools which led to today??'s emphasis on the actress as a highly-trained working woman. Chapters consider the image of the actress as a courtesan, as a ???muse???, as a representative of the ???ordinary??? housewife, and as a political activist. The collection also contains essays on forms, genres and traditions - on cross dressing, solo performance, racial constraints, and recent Shakespeare - as well as on the actress in early photography and on film. Its unique range will fascinate, surprise and instruct theatre-goers and students alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - General |
| Dewey: 792.028 |
| Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6" W x 8.9" (1.25 lbs) 364 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This Companion brings together sixteen new essays which examine, from various perspectives, the social and cultural role of the actress throughout history and across continents. Each essay focuses on a particular stage in her development, for example professionalism in the seventeenth century; the emergence of the actress/critic during the Romantic period and, later on, of the actress as best selling autobiographer; the coming of the drama schools which led to today's emphasis on the actress as a highly-trained working woman. Chapters consider the image of the actress as a courtesan, as a 'muse', as a representative of the 'ordinary' housewife, and as a political activist. The collection also contains essays on forms, genres and traditions - on cross dressing, solo performance, racial constraints, and recent Shakespeare - as well as on the actress in early photography and on film. Its unique range will fascinate, surprise and instruct theatre-goers and students alike. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gale, Maggie B.: - Maggie B. Gale is Chair in Drama at the University of Manchester.Stokes, John: - John Stokes is Professor of Modern British Literature in the Department of English, King's College London. |