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Gender and the Italian Stage

From the Renaissance to the Present Day

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Produktbeschreibung

An exploration of the portrayal of gender on the Italian stage from the Renaissance to the present, in a social and theoretical context.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 288
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Juli 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 471g
• ISBN-13: 9780521041294
• ISBN-10: 0521041295
• Artikelnr.: 23104937

Inhaltsangabe

List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
Introduction
1. Waiting in the wings: female characters in Italian Renaissance comedy
2. Gender deceptions: cross-dressing in Italian Renaissance comedy
3. Artful women: morality and materialism in Goldoni
4. Masterful men: difference and fantasy in D'Annunzio
5. Patriarchs and prodigals: the generation gap in Pirandello
6. Centre stage: Franca Rame's female parts
Notes
Bibliography
Subject index
Name and text index.