| Contents |
Machine generated contents note: -- 1. Revisiting Women, Humor, and the French Stage -- 2. Sophie de Bawr: Successful Resistance, Resisting Success -- 3. The Shifting Stages of Sophie Gay's Theater Career -- 4. Virginie Ancelot's Comedy for Women -- 5. Delphine Gay de Girardin: The Muse Takes Center Stage -- 6. Conclusion. |
| Abstract |
"Filling a critical void, this book examines French women dramatists of the nineteenth-century who managed to have their works staged prior to the lifting of censorship laws in 1864. Sophie de Bawr (1773-1860), Sophie Gay (1776-1852), Virginie Ancelot (1792-1875), and Delphine Gay de Girardin (1804-1855) all staged successful plays at Paris' top venues (The Théâtre Français and Ode;on) or at other selective theaters (Ambigu-Comique, Vaudeville, Gymnase) during this period without the aid or protection of a male co-author. Between 1802 and 1855, all four of these dramatists were heavily involved in the literary scene of their day and hosted their own salons, venues essential for any male author wishing to see his works published and accepted among the public. While not always directly engaged in politics of the day in their theatre, they were aware of and influenced by the public sphere. Though none staged what today's critics would refer to as overtly feminist drama, Bawr, Gay, Ancelot and Girardin all cast aspersion upon patriarchal dominance and reconstructed ideals of womanhood which rejected traditional submissive roles."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract |
"Women Dramatists, Humor, and the French Stage: 1802 to 1855 explores four women playwrights - Sophie de Bawr, Sophie Gay, Virginie Ancelot, and Delpine de Girardin - and their use of humor during the first half of the nineteenth century"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2014025004 |
| ISBN | 9781137456717 hardback |
| ISBN | 113745671X hardback |
