Gender Performance and Spatial Negotiation in the Neo-Victorian Novel
The present volume examines Judith Butlers concept of gender performance in Angela Carters _Nights at the Circus_ (1984), Sarah Waterss ¬_Tipping the Velvet_ (1998) and Peter Ackroyds _Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem_ (1994). All of them depict how female performers make use of the stage to exp...
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Formato: | eBook |
Idioma: | English |
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Spain
Servicio de Publicaciones y Divulgación Científica de la Universidad de Málaga
2014
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Edición: | New edition 1 |
Series: | Textos Mínimos
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo en Odilo |
Sumario: | The present volume examines Judith Butlers concept of gender performance in Angela Carters _Nights at the Circus_ (1984), Sarah Waterss ¬_Tipping the Velvet_ (1998) and Peter Ackroyds _Dan Leno and the Limehouse Golem_ (1994). All of them depict how female performers make use of the stage to expose gender identity as an act performance and in doing so they destabilise the public/private dichotomy. |
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Descripción física: | 1 piece 179 pages |
Público: | College/higher education |
ISBN: | 9788497478670 |