This Companion brings together sixteen new essays which examine,
from various perspectives, the social and cultural role of the
actress throughout history and across continents. Each essay
focuses on a particular stage in her development, for example
professionalism in the seventeenth century; the emergence of the
actress/critic during the Romantic period and, later on, of the
actress as best selling autobiographer; the coming of the drama
schools which led to today's emphasis on the actress as a
highly-trained working woman. Chapters consider the image of the
actress as a courtesan, as a 'muse', as a representative of the
'ordinary' housewife, and as a political activist. The collection
also contains essays on forms, genres and traditions - on cross
dressing, solo performance, racial constraints, and recent
Shakespeare - as well as on the actress in early photography and on
film. Its unique range will fascinate, surprise and instruct
theatre-goers and students alike.
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