From Lesbian Heroine to Devoted Wife
Or, What the Stage Would Allow
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3606943 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K Limakatso Kendall (corresponding author), Kathryn Kendall |
| Year | 1986 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 9-22 |
| Publication date | 1986-08-14 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1300/j082v12n03_03 |
| PMID | 3531326 |
| OpenAlex | W2324630189 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Plays written by English women on the same historical subject appeared in 1696 and 1841. The earlier play, written in a period of active feminism, features Agnes de Castro as a lesbian heroine, probably the first in English stage history. The second, written in the age of Solomon Grundy, characterizes de Castro as a self-sacrificing, devoted heterosexual wife. Since both plays were written by women who would now be defined as lesbians, the treatment of the heroine seems more a reflection of audience than author. Study of the two plays with their sources and their authors' lives reveals much about audiences and the pressures a homophobic society can exert on lesbian artists who write for a living
Aesthetics · Art · Feminism · Homosexuality · Lesbian · Period (music · Political science · Psychoanalysis · Sociology · Subject (documents · Wife · Diversity and Impact of Dance · Gender Roles and Identity Studies · Gender Studies · Law · Philippine History and Culture · Psychology
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,05 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2005 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |