Not in Front of the Audience: Homosexuality on Stage - Couverture souple

De Jongh, Nicholas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0415033632 ISBN 13 : 9780415033633

Editeur : Routledge, 1992

Synopsis

Not in Front of the Audience is a pioneering and important study of a neglected terrain, examining the way in which the theatres of London and New York have reflected contemporary social and cultural attitudes to 'gay men' and homosexuality. In the 1920s and 1930s the theatre represented homosexuals as either corrupt, or morally pitiful. During the Cold War, under the influence of McCarthyism, homosexuality was perceived as not only morally reprehensible but also politically dangerous and the theatre dutifully reflected such perceptions. Until 1958, direct discussion or depiction of homosexuality was banned from the stage in Britain. But by the late 1960s the theatres of London and New York had begun to confront the issue of heterosexual prejudice and its devastating impact upon the lives of gay men and lesbians. In the wake of the AIDS epidemic, the author concludes, the representation of homosexuality in the theatre has again become an urgent and highly charged issue.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Nicholas de Jongh is very well known as arts correspondent, theatre critic and arts feature writer for The Guardian, he has recently moved to The Evening Standard

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Routledge
• Date d'édition: 1992
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0415033632
• ISBN 13: 9780415033633
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 236
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible