Performance and femininity in eighteenth-century German women's writing the impossible act /

Performance and femininity in eighteenth-century German women's writing the impossible act /

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...

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Main Author: Arons, Wendy, 1964-
Format: Electronic Online Resource eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Palgrave studies in theatre and performance history.
Subjects:
Women authors, German > 18th century.
German literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
German literature > 18th century > History and criticism.
Performance in literature.
Femininity in literature.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Ebook Central Academic Complete
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