{"product_id":"re-dressing-the-canon-alisa-solomon-9780415157209","title":"Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theatre and Gender","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eRe-Dressing the Canon\u003c\/em\u003e examines the relationship between gender and performance in a series of essays which combine the critique of specific live performances with an astute theoretical analysis. Alisa Solomon discusses both canonical texts and contemporary productions in a lively jargon-free style. Among the dramatic texts considered are those of \u003cstrong\u003eAristophanes, Ibsen, Yiddish theatre, Mabou Mines, Deborah Warner, Shakespeare, Brecht, Split Britches, Ridiculous Theatre\u003c\/strong\u003e, and \u003cstrong\u003eTony Kushner\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e Bringing to bear theories of 'gender performativity' upon theatrical events, the author explores: \u003cbr\u003e * the 'double disguise' of cross-dressed boy-actresses\u003cbr\u003e * how gender relates to genre (particularly in Ibsens' realism)\u003cbr\u003e * how canonical theatre represented gender in ways which maintain traditional images of masculinity and femininity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alisa Solomon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 041515720X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780415157209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/30\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.88h x 5.70w x 0.72d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/1997 pg. 1760","brand":"Alisa Solomon","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48086568009983,"sku":"9780415157209","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6c258a47-2ade-4d72-a844-fbe880bc0096.jpg?v=1769095425","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/re-dressing-the-canon-alisa-solomon-9780415157209","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}