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Blowing up the skirt of history : recovered and reanimated plays by early Canadian women dramatists, 1876-1920 / edited by Kym Bird.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Women in literature.
- Women in the theater--Canada--History--19th century.
- Women in the theater.
- Women in the theater--Canada--History--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (422 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Montréal : McGill-Queen's University Press, 2020.
- Summary:
- From history and politics to fantasy and farce, the first flourish of women's theatre in Canada questioned the discourses that formed and informed ideas of gender, sex, and sexuality. This book revives ten theatrical comedies that staged the promise of social change.
- Contents:
- Front Matter
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Laura Secord: The Heroine of 1812
- A Mock Parliament
- Slumberland Shadows
- The Joggsville Convention
- The Red Cross Helpers
- The Soldiers
- The Wooing of Miss Canada
- My Soul-Mate: A Musical Comedy
- Acadia
- A Demonstration in Scientific Salesmanship
- Appendix A
- Appendix B
- Bibliography
- Contributors
- Index
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 0-2280-0425-X
- OCLC:
- 1223101296
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