Actresses on the Victorian Stage - Feminine Performance and the Galatea Myth

Klappentext This book examines the figure of the Victorian actress in the context of the cult of Classical sculpture. Zusammenfassung This book examines actresses on the English stage of the later nineteenth century! and reveals that much of their work is determined by the popularity at the time of images of Classical sculpture. The book looks at many neglected plays and draws on theatrical fictions and visual representations! as well as theatrical productions. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. Victorian Pygmalions; 2. Acting Galatea, 'the ideal statuesque'; 3. George Eliot, Daniel Deronda, and the sculptural aesthetic; 4. Very lovely Greek statues: the London stage in the 1880s; 5. Living statues and the literary drama; Conclusion: writing actresses; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Gail Marshall
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.05.1998
• EAN: 9780521620161
• ISBN: 978-0-521-62016-1
• No. of pages: 250
• Series: Cambridge Studies in Nineteent
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Art > Theatre, ballet