The Changing Room : Sex, Drag and Theatre

ISBN-13: 9780415159869 / Angielski / Miękka / 2000 / 560 str.

Laurence Senelick

Opis

This work traces the origins and variations of theatrical cross-dressing through the ages and across cultures. It examines: tribal rituals and shamanic practices in the Balkans and Chinese-Tibet; the gender-bending elements of Greek and early Christian religion; the sodomitic appeal of the boy actor on the traditional stage of China, Japan and England; and the origins of the dame comedian, the principal boy, the glamour drag artiste and the male impersonator.

Recenzje

'...a thoughtful and meticulous tome to be welcomed by serious students of theatre and gender studies. With great care, Senelick discusses the anthropological, cultural, political and artistic history and ramifications of sexual identity and roles in theater and society.' - Publishers Weekly

'Excellent...bang up-to-date...these books will be in constant use for the foreseeable future...the completed series will be a 'must' for anyone interested or involved with Britain's wildlife, its ecology, its history and our relationships with it.'- Natural History Book Service

Spis treści

List of Illustrations. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part 1: Acting out 1. The Sham in Shaman 2. The Greek for It Was Gynaikíseos 3. Skirting Christ Part 2: Stages of Sodomy 4. Orientations 4. China Trade 5. Playboys and Boy Players Part 3: The Mannish and the Unmanned 7. Arms and the Woman 8. Monstrous Pleasures of the Baroque 9. Breeches Birth 10. Beldames sans Merci 11. The Prince, the Pauper and the Pan Part 4: Subcultures Surface 12. Putting On the Drag 13. The Impersonator) of the Perverse 14. Amateur Hour Part 5: Children of the Ghetto 15. Queens of Clubs 16. Alternatives 17. Sex, Drags and Rock n Roll 18. Subversive Clowns 19. A Gender of their Own Afterword: Dressing Down. Index

O autorze

Laurence Senelick is Fletcher Professor of Drama at Tufts University. He is the recipient of awards from the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation and the National Endowment for the Humanities. His many publications include lovesick (1998), The Chekhov Theatre, and the Age and Stage of George L. Fox.