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_beng
_erda
050 4 _aPR734.W6
_bD66 1995
100 1 _aDonkin, Ellen,
_d1949-
_919133
245 1 0 _aGetting into the act :
_b women playwrights in London, 1776-1829 /
_cEllen Donkin.
264 1 _aLondon :
_bRoutledge,
_c1995.
300 _a240 pages ,
_bill ;
_c 24cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
501 _aP.B
520 _aGetting Into the Act is a vigorous and refreshing account of seven female playwrights who, against all odds, enjoyed professional success in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century. Ellen Donkin relates fascinating, disturbing tales about the male theatre managers to whom they were indebted, and the trials and prejudices they endured, ranging from accusations of plagiarism to sexual harassment. This scarred turbulent early history still resonates in the late twentieth-century. The current ratio of female to male playwrights is virtually unchanged. Old patterns of male control persist, and playwriting continues to be a hazardous occupation for women. But within these scarred earlier histories there are equally powerful narratives of self-revelation, endurance, and professional triumph that may point to a new way forward. Getting Into the Act is entertaining and informative reading for anyone, from scholar to general reader, who is interested in the history and gender politics of the stage.
650 0 _aEnglish drama
_xWomen authors
_xHistory and criticism
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942 _cBK
999 _c1590
_d1590