Gender in play on the Shakespearean stage
Subtitle: boy heroines and female pages
By: Michael Shapiro.
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 1994
Place of publication: Ann Arbor
Language: eng
Number of pages: 282
Subjects: Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Stage history -- To 1625.; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Dramatic production.; Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Characters -- Women.; Theater -- England -- Casting -- History -- 16th century.; Theater -- England -- Casting -- History -- 17th century.; Child actors -- England -- History.; Gender identity in literature.; Sex role in literature.; Disguise in literature.; Women in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 235-275) and index.