Staging Politics and Gender: French Women’s Drama, 1880–1923

Beach, C.

In Staging Politics and Gender , Cecilia Beach examines the political and feminist plays of French playwrights who have largely been overlooked until now. Beach highlights the importance of theatrical endeavors which women perceived as a powerful way to promote political opinions. The author analyzes the work of Louise Michel, Nelly Roussel, Marie Leneru, Vera Starkoff, and Madeline Pelletier and discusses anarchist theatre and forms of social protest theatre at the turn of the century.

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Published by: Palgrave Macmillan

Publication Date: 2005-06-15

Format: Hardcover

ISBN-13: 9781403965851

DOI: 10.1057/9781403978745

Dimensions: 216cm x140cm

Pages: 187