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.
| ISBN: | 9781403973290 |
| Publication date: | 1st October 2006 |
| Author: | Wendy Arons |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 270 pages |
| Series: | Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History |
| Genres: |
Education Theatre studies History of Performing Arts Literature: history and criticism Biography, Literature and Literary studies |
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.
Performance and Femininity in Eighteenth-Century German Women's Writing features in the following genres: Education, Theatre studies, History of Performing Arts, Literature: history and criticism, Biography, Literature and Literary studies
Performance and Femininity in Eighteenth-Century German Women's Writing is available in Hardback
Performance and Femininity in Eighteenth-Century German Women's Writing was written by Wendy Arons and published by Palgrave Macmillan an imprint of Palgrave Macmillan US
Performance and Femininity in Eighteenth-Century German Women's Writing has 270 pages
Yes it is part of Palgrave Studies in Theatre and Performance History series
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