{"product_id":"9781139817387","title":"The Cambridge Companion to the Actress","description":"This Companion brings together sixteen new essays which examine, from various perspectives, the social and cultural role of the actress throughout history and across continents. Each essay focuses on a particular stage in her development, for example professionalism in the seventeenth century; the emergence of the actress\/critic during the Romantic period and, later on, of the actress as best selling autobiographer; the coming of the drama schools which led to today's emphasis on the actress as a highly-trained working woman. Chapters consider the image of the actress as a courtesan, as a 'muse', as a representative of the 'ordinary' housewife, and as a political activist. The collection also contains essays on forms, genres and traditions - on cross dressing, solo performance, racial constraints, and recent Shakespeare - as well as on the actress in early photography and on film. Its unique range will fascinate, surprise and instruct theatre-goers and students alike.","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47080214888688,"sku":"9781139817387","price":24.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781139817387_p0.jpg?v=1763701172","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781139817387","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}