Rival Queens Actresses, Performance, and the Eighteenth-Century British Theater

In eighteenth-century England, actresses were frequently dismissed as mere prostitutes trading on their sexual power rather than their talents. Yet they were, Felicity Nussbaum argues, central to the success of a newly commercial theater. Urban, recently moneyed, and thoroughly engaged with their au...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Nussbaum, Felicity
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Philadelphia University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc 2010
University of Pennsylvania Press
Edition1
Subjects
18th century
Actresses
Actresses > Great Britain > Biography
Biography
Cultural Studies
DRAMA
DRAMA / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
European
Gender Studies
Great Britain
History
Language & Literature
LITERARY CRITICISM
Literature
Theater and society
Theater and society > Great Britain > History > 18th century
Women in the theater
Women in the theater > Great Britain > History > 18th century
Women's Studies
Great Britain
Women's Studies
Literature
Cultural Studies
Gender Studies
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents Introduction: CHAPTER 1: The Economics of Celebrity CHAPTER 2: “Real, Beautiful Women”: CHAPTER 3: Actresses’ Memoirs: CHAPTER 4: Actresses and Patrons: CHAPTER 5: The Actress and Performative Property: CHAPTER 6: The Actress, Travesty, and Nation: CHAPTER 7: The Actress and Material Femininity: Epilogue: NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY Index ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
  • Cover Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Introduction: At Stage's Edge Chapter 1. The Economics of Celebrity Chapter 2. Real, Beautiful Women: Rival Queens Chapter 3. Actresses' Memoirs: Exceptional Virtue Chapter 4. Actresses and Patrons: Theatrical Contract Chapter 5. The Actress and Performative Property: Catherine Clive Chapter 6. The Actress, Travesty, and Nation: Margaret Woffington Chapter 7. The Actress and Material Femininity: Frances Abington Epilogue: Contracted Virtue Notes Bibliography Index Acknowledgments
  • Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Introduction: At Stage's Edge -- Chapter 1. The Economics of Celebrity -- Chapter 2. "Real, Beautiful Women": Rival Queens -- Chapter 3. Actresses' Memoirs: Exceptional Virtue -- Chapter 4. Actresses and Patrons: Te Teatrical Contract -- Chapter 5. The Actress and Performative Property: Catherine Clive -- Chapter 6. The Actress, Travesty, and Nation: Margaret Wofngton -- Chapter 7. Te Actress and Material Femininity: Frances Abington -- Epilogue: Contracted Virtue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- Acknowledgments
  • Index --
  • Chapter 4. Actresses and Patrons: The Theatrical Contract --
  • Chapter 6. The Actress, Travesty, and Nation: Margaret Woffington --
  • Contents --
  • Chapter 1. The Economics of Celebrity --
  • Chapter 2. "Real, Beautiful Women": Rival Queens --
  • Chapter 3. Actresses' Memoirs: Exceptional Virtue --
  • Illustrations --
  • Chapter 7. The Actress and Material Femininity: Frances Abington --
  • Acknowledgments
  • Frontmatter --
  • Notes --
  • Introduction: At Stage's Edge --
  • Epilogue: Contracted Virtue --
  • Chapter 5. The Actress and Performative Property: Catherine Clive --
  • Bibliography --