Not in Front of the Audience: Homosexuality On Stage - Tapa blanda

De Jongh, Nicholas

 
9780415033633: Not in Front of the Audience: Homosexuality On Stage
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ISBN 10: 0415033632 ISBN 13: 9780415033633
Editorial: Routledge, 1992

Sinopsis

Not in Front of the Audience is a pioneering and important study of a neglected terrain, examining the way in which the theatres of London and New York have reflected contemporary social and cultural attitudes to 'gay men' and homosexuality. In the 1920s and 1930s the theatre represented homosexuals as either corrupt, or morally pitiful. During the Cold War, under the influence of McCarthyism, homosexuality was perceived as not only morally reprehensible but also politically dangerous and the theatre dutifully reflected such perceptions. Until 1958, direct discussion or depiction of homosexuality was banned from the stage in Britain. But by the late 1960s the theatres of London and New York had begun to confront the issue of heterosexual prejudice and its devastating impact upon the lives of gay men and lesbians. In the wake of the AIDS epidemic, the author concludes, the representation of homosexuality in the theatre has again become an urgent and highly charged issue.

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Acerca del autor

Nicholas de Jongh is very well known as arts correspondent, theatre critic and arts feature writer for The Guardian, he has recently moved to The Evening Standard

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Editorial
Routledge
Año de publicación
1992
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0415033632
ISBN 13 
9780415033633
Encuadernación
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Número de edición
1
Número de páginas
236
Contacto del fabricante
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9780415033626: Not in Front of the Audience: Homosexuality On Stage

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ISBN 10:  0415033624 ISBN 13:  9780415033626
Editorial: Routledge, 1992
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