As She Likes It
Shakespeare's Unruly Women
Published on 11. March 2002
224 pages
978-1-134-86237-5 (ISBN)
Description
As She Likes It is the first attempt to tackle head on the enduring question of how to perform those unruly women at the centre of Shakespeare's comedies.
Unique amongst both Shakespearian and feminist studies, As She Likes It asks how gender politics affects the production to the comedies, and how gender is represented, both in the text and on the stage. Penny Gay takes a fascinating look at the way Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It and Measure for Measure have been staged over the last half a century, when perceptions of gender roles have undergone massive changes. She also interrogates, rigorously but thoughtfully, the relationship between a male theatrical establishment and a burgeoning feminist approach to performance.
As illuminating for practitioners as it will be enjoyable and useful for students, As She Likes It will be critical reading for anyone interested in women's experience of theatre.
Unique amongst both Shakespearian and feminist studies, As She Likes It asks how gender politics affects the production to the comedies, and how gender is represented, both in the text and on the stage. Penny Gay takes a fascinating look at the way Twelfth Night, The Taming of the Shrew, Much Ado About Nothing, As You Like It and Measure for Measure have been staged over the last half a century, when perceptions of gender roles have undergone massive changes. She also interrogates, rigorously but thoughtfully, the relationship between a male theatrical establishment and a burgeoning feminist approach to performance.
As illuminating for practitioners as it will be enjoyable and useful for students, As She Likes It will be critical reading for anyone interested in women's experience of theatre.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
File size
3,77 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-134-86237-5 (9781134862375)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
07/1994
1st Edition
Routledge
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Book
07/1994
1st Edition
Routledge
€72.90
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Content
Plates, Preface, Acknowledgements, INTRODUCTION, 1 TWELFTH NIGHT, 2 AS YOU LIKE IT, 3 THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, 4 MEASURE FOR MEASURE, 5 MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, Conclusion, Notes, Bibliography, Index
