Performance and Femininity in Eighteenth-century German Women's Writing: The Impossible Act - Couverture souple

Arons, W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1349534528 ISBN 13 : 9781349534524

Editeur : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006

Synopsis

In this book, Wendy Arons examines how women writers used theater and performance to investigate the problem of female subjectivity and to intervene in the dominant discourse about ideal femininity. Arons shows how contemporary demands for sincerity and authenticity placed a peculiar burden on women in the public sphere, especially on actresses, who - like professional writers - overstepped the boundaries of what was considered proper behavior for women. Paradoxically, in their representations of ideal women engaged in performance, these writers expose ideal femininity as an impossible act, even as they attempt to perform it in their writing and in their lives.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Wendy Arons is Associate Professor of Dramatic Literature & Dramaturgy and Director of the 'Performance and Ecology Public Art Initiative' at Carnegie Mellon University, USA.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Palgrave Macmillan
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1349534528
• ISBN 13: 9781349534524
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 280
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