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Women's deliberation : the heroine in early modern French women's theater (1650-1750)
This book argues that women playwrights question traditional views on women through their heroines. Denied the powers of cleverness, the authority of deliberation, and the right to speak, heroines were often excluded from central roles in plays by leading male playwrights from this period. Women pla...
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| Format : | Book |
| Language : | anglais |
| Title statement : | Women's deliberation : the heroine in early modern French women's theater (1650-1750) / Theresa Varney Kennedy |
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Abington, Oxon, New York, NY :
Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group
, 2018 |
| Physical Description : | 1 vol. (xii, 201 p.) |
| Content : | Introduction: Taking center stage : women and agency in early modern French theater. 1. Irrational heroinces. 2. Dutiful heroines. 3. Bold and brazen heroines. 4. Deliberative heroines. Conclusion: Setting the stage : the reunion of Good Sense and Wit |
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BU Lettres
| Location | Call Number | Loan type | Status |
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| SALLE B (RDC) Lettres | 842.409 KEN | Empruntable | Available |