Though comic women have existed since the days of Baubo, the mythic figure of sexual humor, they have been neglected by scholars and critics. This pioneering volume tells the stories of five women who have created revolutionary forms of comic performance and discourse that defy prejudice. The artists include 16th-century performer Isabella Andreini, 17th-century improviser Caterina Biancolelli, 20th-century Italian playwright Franca Rame, and contemporary performance artists Deb Margolin and Kimberly Dark. All create humor that subverts patriarchal attitudes, conventional gender roles, and…mehr
Though comic women have existed since the days of Baubo, the mythic figure of sexual humor, they have been neglected by scholars and critics. This pioneering volume tells the stories of five women who have created revolutionary forms of comic performance and discourse that defy prejudice. The artists include 16th-century performer Isabella Andreini, 17th-century improviser Caterina Biancolelli, 20th-century Italian playwright Franca Rame, and contemporary performance artists Deb Margolin and Kimberly Dark. All create humor that subverts patriarchal attitudes, conventional gender roles, and stereotypical images. The book ends with a practical guide for performers and teachers of theater.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Domnica Radulescu is a distinguished professor of Romance languages at Washington and Lee University. She has authored, edited, or coedited nine scholarly books and collections of essays. Two of her plays have received recognition from the Jane Chambers Playwriting award and she is the author of two best-selling novels, with a third novel soon to be released. She is the founding director of the National Symposium of Theater in Academe.
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Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Isabella's "Tricks": Carnival and Mimicry in Sixteenth Century Italy 2. Caterina Biancolelli: Seventeenth Century Trickster and Parisian Coquette 3. Franca Rame: Militant Isabella, Feminist Colombina in Twentieth Century Italy 4. Contemporary American Colombinas: The Personal, the Public, the Political, the Intimate, and the Comical 5. The Heritage of the Commedia dell'Arte for Today's Feminist Theaters, Comedy and Activism, and Radical Acts by Women Artists Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface Introduction 1. Isabella's "Tricks": Carnival and Mimicry in Sixteenth Century Italy 2. Caterina Biancolelli: Seventeenth Century Trickster and Parisian Coquette 3. Franca Rame: Militant Isabella, Feminist Colombina in Twentieth Century Italy 4. Contemporary American Colombinas: The Personal, the Public, the Political, the Intimate, and the Comical 5. The Heritage of the Commedia dell'Arte for Today's Feminist Theaters, Comedy and Activism, and Radical Acts by Women Artists Chapter Notes Bibliography Index
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