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192.168.6.56/handle/123456789/17075| Title: | Actresses as Working women |
| Authors: | C.Davis, Tracy |
| Keywords: | Britain—History |
| Issue Date: | 1991 |
| Publisher: | Routledge |
| Description: | Victorian performers were drawn from various class backgrounds and enjoyed a unique degree of social mobility. Nevertheless, the living and working conditions of female performers were very different from those of their male colleagues. Their segregation and concentration in low-status jobs, like dancing, guaranteed economic insecurity. Actresses’ attempts to reconcile sexuality and the female life cycle to a physically demanding, itinerant occupation while under constant public scrutiny led to assumptions about their morality—assumptions that were constantly reinforced by theatrical conventions which reflected popular pornographic images. This is an important book that brings fresh perspectives to bear on nineteenth-century theatre. It will be of interest to a wide range of specialists including historians and feminist critics. |
| URI: | http://10.6.20.12:80/handle/123456789/17075 |
| ISBN: | 0-415-06353-1 |
| Appears in Collections: | Social Work |
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