{"product_id":"the-cambridge-companion-to-the-actress-cambridge-companions-to-literature-0521608546","title":"The Cambridge Companion to the Actress (Cambridge Companions to Literature)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521608546\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stokes, John\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51939982868768,"sku":"NEW0521608546","price":41.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-cambridge-companion-to-the-actress-cambridge-companions-to-literature-0521608546","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}