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Performing Visible Pregnancy in Shakespeare's Plays

By Patricia Lennox

Performing Visible Pregnancy in Shakespeare's Plays Contemporary literature

Performing Visible Pregnancy in Shakespeare's Plays

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This Element considers pregnant women and their costumes in the staging of Shakespeare's plays. It examines the connections between a character's costume and the changing social conventions of pregnancy. It questions mid twentieth century productions' reduction and elimination of well-established visible pregnancy costumes. It considers the role played by the sexual revolution in the sixties in visible pregnancy's reinstatement. The Element focusses on the varied significance of its presence to actors and directors and explores the archives to chart this previously under-examined interaction between social conventions, costumes, and the actors who wear them.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
114
Release Date:
2025-10-31
Publication Date:
2025-11-10
Publisher:
Cambridge University Press
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1009624458
ISBN13:
9781009624459
Weight:
116 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
178 cm
Thickness:
6 cm
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