Title: Staging politics and gender
First published: 2005
Description: Cecilia Beach examines the political and feminist plays of French playwrights who have been largely overlooked until now. Beach highlights the importance of theatrical endeavors which women perceived as a powerful way to promote political opinions. The author analyzes the work of Louise Michel, Nelly Roussel, Marie Leneru, Vera Starkoff, and Madeline Pelletier and discusses anarchist theater and forms of social protest theater at the turn of the century.
Subjects: French drama, History and criticism, History, Women authors, Women and literature, Gender identity in literature, Women in literature, Sex role in literature, Politics in literature, Théâtre français, Histoire et critique, Écrits de femmes français, Femmes et littérature, Histoire, DRAMA, Continental European, Theatre studies, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Performing Arts, Toneelstukken, Politiek, Feminisme, Vrouwelijke auteurs, Frans
Places: France
Time periods: 20th century, 19th century
LC classification: PQ543 .B43 2005