Format:
156 Seiten
,
Illustrationen
ISBN:
9780367333416
Series Statement:
Routledge studies in Shakespeare 38
Content:
"Since young male players were the norm during the English Renaissance, were all cross-dressed performances of female characters played with the same degree of seriousness? Probably not. Spectrums of representation in Shakespearean crossdressing examines these varied types of female characters in English Renaissance drama, drawing from a range of play texts themselves in order to investigate if evidence exists for varying performance practices for male-to-female crossdressing. This book argues for a reading of the representation of female characters on the English Renaissance stage that not only suggests categorizing crossdressing along a spectrum of theatrical artifice, but also explores how this range of artifice enriches our understanding of the plays. The scholarship surrounding cross-dressing rarely makes this distinction, since in our study of early modern plays we tend to accept as a matter of course that all crossdressing was essentially the same. The basis of Spectrums of representation in Shakespearean crossdressing is that it was not"--
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780367853563
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Online-Ausgabe Bailey Parker, Courtney Spectrums of Shakespearean crossdressing New York : Routledge, 2020
Language:
English
Subjects:
English Studies
Keywords:
Shakespeare, William 1564-1616
;
Crossdressing
;
Geschlechterrolle
;
Drama
;
Renaissance
;
Geschichte 1420-1600
