Gender in Performance Ser.: Women in Russian Theatre : The Actress in the Silver Age by Catherine Schuler (1996, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Women in Russian Theatre : The Actress in the Silver Age, Paperback by Schuler, Catherine A., ISBN 0415143977, ISBN-13 9780415143974, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Examines the impact of Russian actresses on the modernist theater of the period (1). Looks at individual actresses, the actress-entrepreneur, and the Silver Age actress as unruly woman. Includes a few b&w illustrations. For academics and graduate students in theater studies, Russian studies, and women's studies. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Reviews'Fills a yawning gap in our knowledge of a crucial factor that shaped Russian drama, literature and public opinion.' - Slavonic & East European Review 'Makes an important contribution to women's theatre studies in general and Russian theatre in particular.' - Theatre Research International 'richly detailed and fascinating... an engaging and rewarding read' - Revolutionary Russia
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Dewey Decimal792/.028/0922
Table Of ContentChapter 1 The Apogee of the Actress; Chapter 2 The Nina Zarechnaia Epidemic; Chapter 3 Mariia Savina; Chapter 4 An Uneasy Alliance; Chapter 5 Narodnichestvo, Nationalism, and Neurasthenia; Chapter 6 Enter the Actress-Entrepreneur; Chapter 7 Lidia Iavorskaia; Chapter 8 Little Girl Lost;
SynopsisA fascinating feminist counterpoint to the established area of Russian theatre populated by male artists such as Stanislavsky, Chekov and Meyerhold. Schuler focuses upon the extraordinary lives and work of eight Russian actresses., Women in Russian Theatre is a fascinating feminist counterpoint to the established area of Russian theatre populated by male artists such as Stanislavsky, Chekov and Meyerhold. With unprecedented access to newly-opened files in Russia, Catherine Schuler brings to light the actresses who had an impact upon Russian modernist theatre.Schuler brings to light the extradordinary lives and work of eight Russian actresses who flourished on the stage between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century., Women in Russian Theatre is a fascinating feminist counterpoint to the established area of Russian theatre populated by male artists such as Stanislavsky, Chekov and Meyerhold. With unprecedented access to newly-opened files in Russia, Catherine Schuler brings to light the actresses who had an impact upon Russian modernist theatre. Schuler brings to light the extradordinary lives and work of eight Russian actresses who flourished on the stage between the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.