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Women in wartime : theatrical representations in the long eighteenth century
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"During the long eighteenth century, Great Britain was almost continuously at war. This book describes how playwrights and theater managers of the period discovered and created transformative theat...
"During the long eighteenth century, Great Britain was almost continuously at war. This book describes how playwrights and theater managers of the period discovered and created transformative theatrical and social roles for actresses and wartime women characters. Women characters came to be central figures in bringing the war home to the nation, transforming into deeply patriotic British subjects, and this book interprets them as entertainment and as ideological and propagandistic vehicles in times of crisis"--Provided by publisher.
Women in Wartime demonstrates the startling acuity and prescience of the repertoire in responding to the war-steeped culture of the period.
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- Creator
- Paula R. Backscheider
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Publication
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- Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2021]
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource
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- ISBNs
- 9781421441696, 1421441691, 9781421441672, 1421441675, 9781421441689, 1421441683, 9781421441672, 1421441675, 9781421441689, 1421441683
- OCLC
- on1282595164
- Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations and Textual Note -- Introduction -- 1 Prolegomenon. The Genesis of Wartime Women: Statira, Parisatis, and Roxana -- 2 The Changing Face of War: Fidelia, Mrs. Gripe, and Clarinda -- 3 In the Shadow of Marlborough's War: Silvia, Rose, Belvedera, and Dorcas -- 4 Crisis Years: Women Must Say "Go" -- 5 From Props to Players: Nelly, Sukey, and Feridon -- 6 Marrying Military: Gendered Patriotism -- Coda
- Appendix A: Wars, Recruiting, and Women's Responsibilities and Rights -- Appendix B: News -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y
Subjects
- English drama -- 18th century -- History and criticism.
- Women in literature.
- Women in the theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
- Women and the military -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
- Women and war -- Great Britian -- History -- 18th century.
- War and theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.
- Theater and society -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century.