Sex on stage : gender and sexuality in post-war British theatre / Andrew Wyllie.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Wyllie, Andrew.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Feminism and theater--Great Britain.

Feminism and theater.

Women in the theater--Great Britain.

Women in the theater.

Sex role in the theater--Great Britain.

Sex role in the theater.

Homosexuality in the theater--Great Britain.

Homosexuality in the theater.

Theater and society--Great Britain.

Theater and society.

Theater--Great Britain--History--20th century.

Theater.

Theater--Great Britain--History--21st century.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (162 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Bristol, UK ; Chicago, IL : Intellect, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In the post-war period, theatre provided an important critique of the way in which British society engaged with issues of the politics of gender and sexuality. Sex on Stage examines how British playwrights brought gender politics including women's sexuality and gay and lesbian issues to the cutting edge of drama after World War II. Through a close reading of playwrights such as John Osborne, Harold Pinter and Terence Rattigan, alongside accounts of their socio-political context and public reception, Andrew Wyllie reveals that this more progressive age was also one in which masculine anxieties

Contents:

Front Cover; Preliminary Pages; Contents; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Emergence of the Female Canon; Chapter 3 Masculine Anxieties; Chapter 4 Gay and Lesbian Plays; Chapter 5 Gender and Farce: Ayckbourn and Orton; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [147]-153) and index.

ISBN:

1-84150-292-8

OCLC:

341570968