Women Dramatists, Humor, and the French Stage

Filling a critical void, this book examines French women dramatists of the nineteenth-century who staged works prior to the lifting of censorship laws in 1864. Though none staged overtly feminist drama, Sophie de Bawr, Sophie Gay, Virginie Ancelot, and Delphine Girardin questioned patriarchal dominance and reconstructed ideals of womanhood.

Publication Year: 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan US
Format: P
Weight (Gram): 296