Women Dramatists, Humor, and the French Stage: 1802 to 1855

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Filling a critical void, this book examines French women dramatists of the nineteenth-century who staged works prior to the lifting of censorship laws in 1864. Though none staged overtly feminist drama, Sophie de Bawr, Sophie Gay, Virginie Ancelot, and Delphine Girardin questioned patriarchal dominance and reconstructed ideals of womanhood.

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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781137456717
ISBN-10: 113745671X
Pagini: 233
Ilustrații: IX, 233 p.
Dimensiuni: 140 x 216 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Ediția:2014
Editura: Palgrave Macmillan US
Colecția Palgrave Macmillan
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Cuprins

1. Revisiting Women, Humor, and the French Stage 2. Sophie de Bawr: Successful Resistance, Resisting Success 3. The Shifting Stages of Sophie Gay's Theater Career 4. Virginie Ancelot's Comedy for Women 5. Delphine Gay de Girardin: The Muse Takes Center Stage 6. Conclusion

Recenzii

“Women Dramatists, Humor and the French Stageclearly and concisely presents authors whose work has been forgotten to ourdetriment. Joyce Johnston’s readings of these plays are judicious, and herexamples and analysis are enlightening. … The important questions that thisbook raises about genre, gender, and theatrical authorship will also interestscholars working on women’s writing more generally.” (Cary Hollinshead-Strick,Nineteenth-Century French Studies, Vol. 44, Winter, 2015-2016)
"Women Dramatists, Humor, and the French Stage is a much-needed and well documented study of comedy by early nineteenth-century women playwrights. In addition to information about the authors' lives, and the performances and reception of their plays, Johnston's insightful analysis focuses on their subversive use of humor in comedies that give us a glimpse into the lives of French women during the first half of the century while critiquing social and gender norms behind a façade of laughter." - Cecilia Beach, Director, Women's and Gender Studies, Hagar Chair, Alfred University, USA
"Johnston's captivating study brings to light some highly entertaining theatrical works by nineteenth-century French female playwrights that, although successful in their day, have been neglected until very recently. Her book convincingly demonstrates how female dramatists contributed to a new feminine tradition of humor while simultaneously exposing societal practices that oppressed women. Readers who are interested in the history of French theatre, women's studies, or cultural studies will find the book's rich plot analysis insightful and utterly delightful." - Theresa Varney Kennedy, Baylor University, USA
"Johnston sheds light on two related areas where the contribution of French women has been marginalized or forgotten: writing and staging plays during the first half of the nineteenth century, and devising a distinctively female brand of humor. The four playwrights, studied for the first time in English, garnered recognition in their own time with plays, mostly short comedies, of genuine artistic merit. Those plays are relevant today because of their subtle advocacy for women's rights at a time when laws and customs aimed to keep them subservient." - Perry Gethner, Regents Professor, Norris Professor, French, Oklahoma State University, USA

Notă biografică

Joyce A. Johnston is Professor of French at Stephen F. Austin State University, USA.

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