Gender in play on the Shakespearean stage : boy heroines and female pages /

Gender in play on the Shakespearean stage : boy heroines and female pages /

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"Like other English Renaissance writers and dramatists, Shakespeare was attracted to the heroine in male disguise. Gender in Play on the Shakespearean Stage examines the use of this type of character--man playing woman playing man--by framing five plays by Shakespeare against readings of some o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Shapiro, Michael, 1938-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : The University of Michigan Press, 1996.
Edition:First paperback edition.
Subjects:
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Stage history > To 1625.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Dramatic production.
Shakespeare, William, > 1564-1616 > Characters > Women.
To 1699
Theater > Casting > England > History > 16th century.
Theater > Casting > England > History > 17th century.
Gender identity in the theater > England > History > 16th century.
Gender identity in the theater > England > History > 17th century.
Women in the theater > England > History > 16th century.
Women in the theater > England > History > 17th century.
Child actors > England > History > 16th century.
Child actors > England > History > 17th century.
Gender identity in literature.
Sex role in literature.
Disguise in literature.
Women in literature.
Cross-dressing in literature.
History.
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Table of Contents:
  • A brief social history of female cross-dressing
  • Male cross-dressing in playhouses and plays
  • Cross-gender disguise plus cross-gender casting
  • Bringing the page onstage: The two gentlemen of Verona
  • Doubling of cross-gender disguise: The merchant of Venice
  • Layers of disguise: As you like it
  • Anxieties of intimacy: Twelfth night
  • From center to periphery: Cymbeline.

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