Gilbert and Sullivan: Gender, Genre, Parody (Gender and Culture Series)
A superb examination of Gilbert and Sullivan's comic operas... Highly recommended.Library Journal(Library Journal)Rich, challenging, irritating, inspiring, provocative, just what one wants in a new G&S; study, this is a worthwhile albeit tough read.(CHOICE)Williams substantive study is all the more praiseworthy because her biting insights into gender and sexuality, sharpened through the lens of contemporary critical theory, are tucked within what could pass as a much more staid study of Gilbert and Sullivan.(Josephine LeeNineteenth Century Gender Studies1900-01-00)Unmodified rapture should best describe the scholarly reponse to this exciting contribution to a broad swath of disciplines...(Victorian Studies1900-01-00)this book will be an important reference point for future discussions of Gilbert and Sullivan, gender, and the Victorian stage.(Benjamin D. O'DellEnglish Literature in Transition, 1880-19201900-01-00)[A] triumphant cultural history.(Joseph BristowStudies in English Literature, 1500-19001900-01-00)