Spectrums of Shakespearean Crossdressing: The Art of Performing Women

by Courtney Bailey Parker

Since young male players were the norm during the English Renaissance, were all cross-dressed performances of female characters played with the same degree of seriousness? Probably not. Spectrums of Representation in Shakespearean Crossdressing examines these varied types of female characters in English Renaissance drama, drawing from a range of play texts themselves in order to investigate if evidence exists for varying performance practices for...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0367333414
• ISBN13: 9780367333416
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"