All Semblative a Woman's Part?: Studies in the Staging of and Audience Response to Boy Actors in Sexual Disguise in the Elizabethan Theatre 1580-1615H. Gras, 1991 - 583 pages |
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... become split . The spectator's focus will have changed : strongly conscious of level ( a ) before the performance , his attention as soon as the performance starts will shift to level ( b ) and , where relevant , to level ( c ) . After ...
... become split . The spectator's focus will have changed : strongly conscious of level ( a ) before the performance , his attention as soon as the performance starts will shift to level ( b ) and , where relevant , to level ( c ) . After ...
Page 300
... become impenetrable to the male sword . As a male hero Caenis attends the battle of the Lapithes and Centaurs , where he is attacked by the Centaur Latreus ( p . 280 ) . Latreus reminds Caenis of his female past and calls upon him to ...
... become impenetrable to the male sword . As a male hero Caenis attends the battle of the Lapithes and Centaurs , where he is attacked by the Centaur Latreus ( p . 280 ) . Latreus reminds Caenis of his female past and calls upon him to ...
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... become a suckling , whereas for the dominant male , as in Spenser's Castle of Alma , the woman becomes the impersonation of his reason , an image derived from the Myth of Pallas . 28 Yet Lady War , the beloved one ( " make warre a Lady ...
... become a suckling , whereas for the dominant male , as in Spenser's Castle of Alma , the woman becomes the impersonation of his reason , an image derived from the Myth of Pallas . 28 Yet Lady War , the beloved one ( " make warre a Lady ...
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