Gender and the Italian Stage - From the Renaissance to the Present Day

Klappentext An exploration of the portrayal of gender on the Italian stage from the Renaissance to the present, in a social and theoretical context. Zusammenfassung Maggie Günsberg explores gender portrayal on the Italian stage, and its shifting relationship with other social categories of class, age and the family over the past five centuries. An interdisciplinary approach informs her critique of many of the landmarks of Italian theatre, from Machiavelli to Franca Rame. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Waiting in the wings: female characters in Italian Renaissance comedy; 2. Gender deceptions: cross-dressing in Italian Renaissance comedy; 3. Artful women: morality and materialism in Goldoni; 4. Masterful men: difference and fantasy in D'Annunzio; 5. Patriarchs and prodigals: the generation gap in Pirandello; 6. Centre stage: Franca Rame's female parts; Notes; Bibliography; Subject index; Name and text index.

Product details

• Authors: Maggie G. Nsberg, Maggie Gunsberg, Maggie Günsberg
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.1997
• EAN: 9780521590280
• ISBN: 978-0-521-59028-0
• No. of pages: 288
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / Italian, Italian, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights