Book, British Theater History, Women and Victorian Theatre, Kerry Powell

Women and (British) Victorian Theatre, by Kerry Powell. Cambridge University Press, 1998. Hard cover, dust jacket, approximately 6 1/4 by 9 1/4 inches, 202 pages, indexed, bibliographical notes. Pre-owned, good condition, embossed seal inside front cover and title page, no handwriting, no markings, no tears. Dust jacket with 1 inch tear on back at top right, normal wear. "Victorian women were exhilarated by the authoritative voice and the professional opportunity the theater offered them. In this book Kerry Powell chronicles the development of women's participation in the theater as playwrights, actresses and managers and explores the making of the Victorian actress, gender discourse and playwriting of the period, and the contributions these made to developments in the following century."