Theatre under Louis XIV : cross-casting and the performance of gender in drama, ballet and opera / Julia Prest.

This book explores the fascinating phenomenon of cross-casting and related gender issues in different theatrical genres and different performance contexts during the heyday of French theatre. Although professional acting troupes under Louis XIV were mixed, cross-casting remained an important feature...

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Main Author: Prest, Julia (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
Edition:1st ed.
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Summary:This book explores the fascinating phenomenon of cross-casting and related gender issues in different theatrical genres and different performance contexts during the heyday of French theatre. Although professional acting troupes under Louis XIV were mixed, cross-casting remained an important feature of French court ballet (in which the King himself performed a number of women?s roles) and an occasional feature of spoken comedy and tragic opera. Cross-casting also persisted out of necessity in the school drama of the period. This book fills an important gap in the history of French theatre and provides new insight into wider theoretical questions of gender and theatricality. The inclusion of chapters on ballet and opera (as well as spoken drama) opens up the richness of French theatre under Louis XIV in a way that has not been achieved before.
Physical Description:1 online resource (195 pages) : illustrations
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-189) and index.
ISBN:9780230600928
0230600921
1403975183
9781403975188
9781349535781
1349535788
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Print version record.