Women in Russian Theatre: The Actress in the Silver Age

ISBN-13: 9780415143974 / Angielski / Miękka / 1996 / 272 str.

Catherine Schuler

Opis

This study is a feminist counterpoint to the established area of Russian theatre populated by male artists such as Stanislavsky, Chekhov and Meyerhold. With access to newly-opened files in Russia, Catherine Schuler brings to light the actresses who impacted upon Russian modernist theatre. Schuler focuses upon the lives and work of eight Russian actresses who flourished on the stage between the late 18th and early 19th century.

Recenzje

'Fills a yawning gap in our knowledge of a crucial factor that shaped Russian drama, literature and public opinion.' - Slavonic & East European Review

'Makes an important contribution to women's theatre studies in general and Russian theatre in particular.' - Theatre Research International

'richly detailed and fascinating... an engaging and rewarding read' - Revolutionary Russia

Spis treści

Chapter 1 The Apogee of the Actress; Chapter 2 The Nina Zarechnaia Epidemic; Chapter 3 Mariia Savina; Chapter 4 An Uneasy Alliance; Chapter 5 Narodnichestvo, Nationalism, and Neurasthenia; Chapter 6 Enter the Actress-Entrepreneur; Chapter 7 Lidia Iavorskaia; Chapter 8 Little Girl Lost;

O autorze

Catherine A. Schuler is Associate Professor of Theatre History at the University of Maryland. She is co-editor of Theatre and Feminist Aesthetics and has published widely in the areas of Russian theatre and feminist performance.