224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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Re-Dressing the Canon examines the relationship between gender and performance in a series of essays which combine the critique of specific live performances with an astute theoretical analysis. Alisa Solomon discusses both canonical texts and contemporary productions in a lively jargon-free style. Among the dramatic texts considered are those of Aristophanes, Ibsen, Yiddish theatre, Mabou... Read more
Introduction; Chapter 1 Much Virtue in if; Chapter 2 The New Drama and the New Woman; Chapter 3 Materialist Girl; Chapter 4 Queering the Canon; Chapter 5 Three Canonical Crossings; Chapter 6 Epilogue;
Biography
Alisa Soloman is a theatre ciritic, teacher and dramaturg in New York City. She is Associate Professor of English and Theatre at CUNY and a staff writer at the Village Voice.
'Like its author, this study crosses expansive terrain...' - Theatre Research Journal, 1998
`lively, accessible and thought-provoking..what is especially refreshing about her approach is that she has a practical theatre background to bring to her commentaries..a welcome addition to the field of feminist theatre studies.' - New Theatre Quarterly, 1999.
