Music and Gender in English Renaissance Drama

by Katrine K. Wong

Book Overview

This book offers a survey of how female and male characters in English Renaissance theatre participated and interacted in musical activities, both inside and outside the contemporary societal decorum. Wong's analysis broadens our understanding of the general theatrical representation of music, or musical dramaturgy, and complicates the current discussion of musical portrayal and construction of gender during this period.

Wong discusses dramaturgical...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138108405
• ISBN13: 9781138108400
• Release Date: May 2017
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"