Impersonations : the performance of gender in Shakespeare's England /

Impersonations : the performance of gender in Shakespeare's England / Stephen Orgel.

"Why was England the only country in Europe to maintain an all-male public theatre in the Renaissance? Stephen Orgel uses this question as the starting point of a fresh and stimulating exploration of the representation of gender in Elizabethan drama and society. Why were boys used to play femal...

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Main Author: Orgel, Stephen.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge [England] ; New York, NY, USA : Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Stage history > To 1625.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Women.
Actors.
English drama > Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 > History and criticism.
Theater > Casting > England > History > 16th century.
Theater > Casting > England > History > 17th century.
Child actors > England > History > 16th century.
Child actors > England > History > 17th century.
Gender identity in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Disguise in literature.
Women in literature.

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Call Number: PR3095 .O74 1996
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