Actresses as Working Women: Their Social Identity in Victorian CultureUsing historical evidence as well as personal accounts, Tracy C. Davis examines the reality of conditions for `ordinary' actresses, their working environments, employment patterns and the reasons why acting continued to be such a popular, though insecure, profession. Firmly grounded in Marxist and feminist theory she looks at representations of women on stage, and the meanings associated with and generated by them. |
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Actresses as Working Women: Their Social Identity in Victorian Culture Tracy C. Davis Limited preview - 2002 |
Actresses as Working Women: Their Social Identity in Victorian Culture Tracy C. Davis No preview available - 1991 |
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