An original examination of the forgotten brothel drama during the Progressive Era, Sisters in Sin recovers a slice of theatre history in demonstrating how the prostitute was central to American realist theatre. Through readings of previously unexamined archival documents and unpublished play scripts, Johnson shows how the prostitute, and her sister in sin - the so-called fallen woman - were obsessions of American Progressive Era culture. Their cumulative presence, in scores of controversial theatrical productions, demonstrates the repeated obsession with the prostitute figure in both highbrow and lowbrow entertainments.…mehr
An original examination of the forgotten brothel drama during the Progressive Era, Sisters in Sin recovers a slice of theatre history in demonstrating how the prostitute was central to American realist theatre. Through readings of previously unexamined archival documents and unpublished play scripts, Johnson shows how the prostitute, and her sister in sin - the so-called fallen woman - were obsessions of American Progressive Era culture. Their cumulative presence, in scores of controversial theatrical productions, demonstrates the repeated obsession with the prostitute figure in both highbrow and lowbrow entertainments.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Katie N. Johnson specializes in theatre, film, and gender studies in the English Department at Miami University of Ohio where she is Associate Professor. In 2003, she was awarded the Gerald Kahan Award for best essay in the field of theatre studies by a younger scholar. Her work has appeared in Theatre Journal, Theatre Survey, the Journal of American Drama and Research, American Drama, The Eugene O'Neill Review, The American Transcendental Quarterly, and the Encyclopedia of American Cultural and Intellectual History.
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Introduction: The Brothel Drama Part I. The Female Performer as Prostitute: 1. Zaza: that 'obtruding harlot' of the stage 2. That 'sin-stained' Sapho 3. The Easiest Way and the actress-as-whore myth Part II. Working Girls: 4. The shop girl: working girl dramas 5. The girl shop: Mrs Warren's Profession Part III. Opium Dens and Urban Brothels: Staging the White Slave: 6. White slave plays in progressive American theatre 7. Brothel anyone? Laundering the 1913-14 white slave season Part IV. The Legitimation and Decline of the Brothel Drama: 8. Damaged Goods: sex hysteria and the Prostitute Fatale 9. The repentant courtesan in Anna Christie and the lesbian prostitute in The God of Vengeance.
Introduction: The Brothel Drama Part I. The Female Performer as Prostitute: 1. Zaza: that 'obtruding harlot' of the stage 2. That 'sin-stained' Sapho 3. The Easiest Way and the actress-as-whore myth Part II. Working Girls: 4. The shop girl: working girl dramas 5. The girl shop: Mrs Warren's Profession Part III. Opium Dens and Urban Brothels: Staging the White Slave: 6. White slave plays in progressive American theatre 7. Brothel anyone? Laundering the 1913-14 white slave season Part IV. The Legitimation and Decline of the Brothel Drama: 8. Damaged Goods: sex hysteria and the Prostitute Fatale 9. The repentant courtesan in Anna Christie and the lesbian prostitute in The God of Vengeance.
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