TY  - BOOK
AU  - Laura Martínez-García
AU  - María José Álvarez-Faedo
PY  - 2021
CY  - Lausanne, Switzerland
PB  - Peter Lang Verlag
SN  - 2297-4628
SN  - 9783034342889
TI  - (Re)defining gender in early modern English drama
T2  - Power, sexualities and ideologies in text and performance
DO  - 10.3726/b18067
UR  - https://www.peterlang.com/document/1059445
N2  - Taking as its common thread the overtly theatrical nature of early modern society and its cultural and political manifestations this book studies dramatic texts, dedications, autobiographies, adaptations and performative practices, to prove that the boundaries between on and off stage performances of gender are blurred. Thus, the limits that separate theatre and life are highly permeable and the relations between both are bidirectional: the performativity of gender and identity is an idea that the theatre takes from and transfers to society. This concept is applied to a wide timeframe creating a dialogue between different historical times and cultural backgrounds. Furthermore, the authors explore sexualities as written and performed by both men and women, offering a wider scope to determine whether and to what extent normative gender roles are being questioned, contested or reinforced.
LA  - English
ER  -