Female Bodies on the American Stage
| Author | : J. Mobley |
| Publisher | : Springer |
| Total Pages | : 240 |
| Release | : 2014-09-04 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781137428943 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1137428945 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (945 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Female Bodies on the American Stage by : J. Mobley
Download or read book Female Bodies on the American Stage written by J. Mobley and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-09-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The fat female body is a unique construction in American culture that has been understood in various ways during the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Analyzing post-WWII stage and screen performances, Mobley argues that the fat actress's body signals myriad cultural assumptions and suggests new ways of reading the body in performance.
