{"product_id":"re-dressing-the-canon-essays-on-theatre-and-gender-paperback","title":"Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theatre and Gender - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAlisa Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRe-Dressing the Canon\u003c\/em\u003e 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 \u003cstrong\u003eAristophanes, Ibsen, Yiddish theatre, Mabou Mines, Deborah Warner, Shakespeare, Brecht, Split Britches, Ridiculous Theatre\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eTony Kushner\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e Bringing to bear theories of 'gender performativity' upon theatrical events, the author explores: \u003cbr\u003e * the 'double disguise' of cross-dressed boy-actresses\u003cbr\u003e * how gender relates to genre (particularly in Ibsens' realism)\u003cbr\u003e * how canonical theatre represented gender in ways which maintain traditional images of masculinity and femininity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlisa 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.5 x 5.46 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 30, 1997\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67595790254354,"sku":"9780415157216","price":105.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0941\/2211\/5346\/files\/wFKOaI5lOo9780415157216.webp?v=1790999460","url":"https:\/\/ckbookstore.net\/products\/re-dressing-the-canon-essays-on-theatre-and-gender-paperback","provider":"CK BOOKSTORE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}