Women Dramatists, Humor, and the French Stage 1802 to 1855
Description
Filling a critical void, this book examines French women dramatists of the nineteenth-century who staged works prior to the lifting of censorship laws in 1864. Though none staged overtly feminist drama, Sophie de Bawr, Sophie Gay, Virginie Ancelot, and Delphine Girardin questioned patriarchal dominance and reconstructed ideals of womanhood.
Keywords
HistoryEuropeFranceSocial ScienceGender StudiesPerforming ArtsArtTheaterHistory & Criticism
2014Book
Author(s)Joyce Johnston
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137456717
LanguageEnglish
