Uncovering Heroines: Some Theatrical Perspectives on the French Revolution.
The celebration of the Bicentennial of the French Revolution in Paris provided a setting for the theatrical introduction of patriotic heroines whose very existence had been virtually ignored for nearly two hundred years. In three plays: Monick Lepeu's Elles étaient citoyennes (They Were Citizens), M...
| Publicado en: | Contemporary Theatre Review Vol. 2; no. 3; pp. 17 - 31 |
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Taylor & Francis Ltd
1995
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