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The Heroine as Social Redeemer in the Plays of Jean Giraudoux
Contributor(s): Collier, Peter (Editor), Korzeniowska, Victoria (Author)

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 ISBN: 3906766926     ISBN-13: 9783906766928
Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis
OUR PRICE: $66.22  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: October 2001
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Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Drama | European - General
- Literary Criticism | European - French
- Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism
Dewey: 842.912
LCCN: 2001038533
Series: European University Studies. Series I, German Language and L
Physical Information: 144 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - French
- Sex & Gender - Feminine
 
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Publisher Description:
There are very few full-length critical studies of Jean Giraudoux's work in English and none dealing with his most memorable creations, his heroines. This study fills this important gap, drawing on recent research on women's history and feminism in the inter-war period, and work on gender, to provide an original evaluation of the gender politics at play in Giraudoux's theatre. Focusing on the extent to which Giraudoux's portrayal of his heroines is consistent with the inter-war years' idealization of women as saviours of society, the study examines the heroine's role in both the domestic and public spheres and explores issues of conformity and rebellion, reflecting critically on the extent to which Giraudoux's theatre formed part of the wider contemporary debate on the woman question and on the future of French society.
 
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