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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theatrical History and the Sign of the Female
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Archetypal Images of Women in Theatre
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Epilogue
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Back Matter
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About this book
Ferris's book is as colourful and entertaining as it is informative... her revisionist study is a valuable contribution to the young but growing and crucial area of feminist approaches to theatre'. Gail Finney, University of California, Theatre Journal '...a highly readable account of cross-dressing on the stage from Ancient Greek times to the present day. The book is a thoroughly researched academic history but also includes her own analysis and commentary. This is a well written and informative analysis which deserves to attract a great deal of attention'. Keith Taylor, The Journal of National Drama
About the author
Lesley Ferris is Arts and Humanities Distinguished Professor of Theatre at The Ohio State University, USA. Her publications include numerous essays on gender and performance and Caribbean-derived carnival. Her recent devised work was The Camouflage Project, which focused on British women undercover agents in occupied France in World War II.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Acting Women
Book Subtitle: Images of Women in Theatre
Authors: Lesley Ferris
Series Title: Women in Society: A Feminist List
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-20506-6
Publisher: Red Globe Press London
eBook Packages: Palgrave Literature & Performing Arts Collection, Literature, Cultural and Media Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: Lesley Ferris 1990
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 193
Additional Information: Previously published under the imprint Palgrave