The Politics of Gender in Early American Theater Revolutionary Dramatists and Theatrical Practices

In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, the American theater emerged as a crucial cultural space for debates around gender stereotypes, gendered conduct, sexual desire, the politics of intimacy and domesticity, female authorship, as well as the complex intersections of gender and other markers of...

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Corporate Author: De Gruyter
Other Authors: Daniele, Daniela (Contributor), Detsi, Zoe (Contributor), Fellner, Astrid M. (Contributor), Ganser, Alexandra (Contributor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Bielefeld transcript Verlag [2022]©2022, 2022
Series:American Culture Studies
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