Gender, writing, spectatorships : evenings at the theatre, opera, and silent screen in late nineteenth-century Italy and beyond /
Katharine Mitchell.
- New York : Routledge, 2021.
- 1 online resource.
- Nineteenth century series .
"This monograph examines Italian women as protagonists and consumers of literature, theatre, opera, and film. Using personal writing, journalism, and canonical texts, it analyses female performance and women's responses"--
Italian literature--History and criticism.--19th century Italian literature--Women authors. Italian literature--History and criticism.--20th century Women in the performing arts--History--Italy--19th century. Women in the performing arts--History--Italy--20th century. Women and the arts--History--Italy--19th century. Women and the arts--History--Italy--20th century. Feminist theory. LITERARY CRITICISM / General