Men in Women's Clothing: Anti-Theatricality and Effeminization, 1579-1642

by Laura Levine

Book Overview

In 1597 anti-theatricalist Stephen Gosson made the curious remark that theatre 'effeminized' the mind. Four years later Phillip Stubbes claimed that male actors who wore women's clothing could... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 052146627X
• ISBN13: 9780521466271
• Release Date: November 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 196 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"