Early Modern Tragedy, Gender and Performance, 1984-2000
| Author | : Roberta Barker |
| Publisher | : Palgrave Macmillan |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2007-09-15 |
| ISBN-10 | : 140399479X |
| ISBN-13 | : 9781403994790 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (790 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Early Modern Tragedy, Gender and Performance, 1984-2000 by : Roberta Barker
Download or read book Early Modern Tragedy, Gender and Performance, 1984-2000 written by Roberta Barker and published by Palgrave Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-09-15 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the representation of gender in selected recent performances of early modern tragedy. In the process, it elaborates a model of critically engaged spectatorship that will allow for the complexity and potential of such cultural productions, and shows how encounters between contemporary actors and early modern playtexts--often dismissed as merely conservative - can in fact help to uncover the instability and historical contingency of gender norms past and present.
