9780521027465-0521027462-Actresses on the Victorian Stage: Feminine Performance and the Galatea Myth (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 16)

Actresses on the Victorian Stage: Feminine Performance and the Galatea Myth (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 16)

ISBN-13: 9780521027465
ISBN-10: 0521027462
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Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 252 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780521027465
ISBN-10: 0521027462
Author:
Publication date: 2006
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Format: Paperback 252 pages

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Actresses on the Victorian Stage: Feminine Performance and the Galatea Myth (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 16) (ISBN-13: 9780521027465 and ISBN-10: 0521027462), written by authors , was published by Cambridge University Press in 2006. With an overall rating of 3.6 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Actresses on the Victorian Stage: Feminine Performance and the Galatea Myth (Cambridge Studies in Nineteenth-Century Literature and Culture, Series Number 16) (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.43.

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Gail Marshall looks at actresses on the English stage of the later nineteenth century, and argues that much of their work was determined by the popularity at the time of images of Classical sculpture. They were often encouraged to look as much as possible like statues, and thus to appear to their audiences as sexually desirable objects rather than creative artists. The book draws for its evidence on theatrical fictions, visual representations, and popular culture's assimilation of the sculptural image, as well as on theatrical productions.

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