Women on stage in Stuart drama / Sophie Tomlinson.
"Women on Stage in Stuart Drama provides a 'prehistory' of the actress, filling an important gap in established accounts of how women came to perform in the Restoration theatre. Sophie Tomlinson uncovers and analyses a revolution in theatrical discourse in response to the cultural inn...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2005.
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information |
| Summary: | "Women on Stage in Stuart Drama provides a 'prehistory' of the actress, filling an important gap in established accounts of how women came to perform in the Restoration theatre. Sophie Tomlinson uncovers and analyses a revolution in theatrical discourse in response to the cultural innovations of two Stuart queens consort, Anna of Denmark and the French Henrietta Maria."--BOOK JACKET. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 294 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-287) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0521811112 9780521811118 |