Actresses and whores: on stage and in society
Auteur :
Pullen, Kirsten
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521541022
Date de publication :
17 févr. 2005
Dimensions :
22,8 x 15,5 x 1,4 cm
Poids :
370 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
Using biographies of historical actresses and prostitutes and interviews with contemporary sex workers, this book explores the connections between actresses and prostitutes from Nell Gwynne to Mae West. In this highly original study, Kirsten Pullen offers many insights to theatre historians and scholars of cultural, social and gender studies.