The Queen's Two Bodies: Shakespeare's Boy Actress in Breeches

Kelly, Katherine E.

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“…2 Lenz et al, 1980;Bamber, 1982;Dash, 1981;andFrench, 1981. Novy, 1984;Rackin, 1985Rackin, , 1987Helms, 1989;McLuskie, 1989;Callaghan, 1989;Rutter, 1988;Novy, 1990;and Kelly, 1990. [Much new feminist and gender-oriented theory on Shakespeare in performance is emerging in the 1990s. See Further Reading and other essays in this volume for examples-Eds.]…”

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The Routledge reader in gender and performance

1999

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The Routledge Reader in Gender and Performance presents some of the most influential and widely known work on gender and performing arts, together with exciting and provocative new writings in the field. This uniquely comprehensive volume spans the entire range of historical and theoretical approaches to the subject of gender and theatre. Taking a thoroughly international perspective, this book provides material on gender in the theatres of several countries, including post-apartheid South Africa and post-Communist Russia. This first collection of its kind in the field covers: • women's bodies on stage • feminist approaches • comparative perspectives • women's status in the theatre • reception and reviewing The Routledge Reader in Gender and Performance reviews ways in which sexuality has been explored and expressed in new forms of performance art and dance. The articles are arranged systematically to guide the reader from topic to topic, and specially written linking articles by scholars and teachers explain key issues and put the extracts in context.

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