Performing Girls and Women: Medieval to Early Modern and Beyond (1) (Gendering the Late Medieval and Early Modern World)

Synopsis

This book charts the broad cultural impact of the medieval and early modern female performer: how she engages with her historical origins in classical drama, works within contemporary cultural and professional networks, and sets the terms for female performance in subsequent historical periods. Moving beyond the archival evidence that establishes that medieval and early modern women and girls performed, it explores how their performances resonated across national boundaries and historical periods, revealing wide patterns of influence and inspiration. This collection of original essays brings together well-established authorities with new and emerging scholars, offering innovative and ground-breaking discussions of medieval dramatic cultures, the Shakespearean stage, professional actresses in Spain and Italy, the performance of music and dance, artistic representations of the female performer, and twentieth- and twenty-first-century adaptations. Ranging from tenth-century Germany to twenty-first-century London, the chapters in this volume offer a new set of paradigms for understanding and interpreting women and girls on stage.

Copyright:

2025

Book Details

Book Quality:

Publisher Quality

Book Size:

340 Pages

ISBN-13:

9781040784549

Related ISBNs:

9789048562558, 9781040774984, 9781003701231

Publisher:

Taylor & Francis

Date of Addition:

10/22/25

Copyrighted By:

The authors / Taylor & Francis Group

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

Has Image Descriptions:

No

Categories:

History, Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Drama, Plays and Theater, Language Arts

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Bookshare Staff

Usage Restrictions:

This is a copyrighted book.

Edited by:

Deanne Williams