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- Title
Renata Kobetts Miller, The Victorian Actress in the Novel and on the Stage.
- Authors
Williams, Carolyn
- Abstract
This book analyzes the figure of the Victorian actress, as represented both in the novel and on the stage. Important issues include: the paradox of acting authentic feeling, the relation of the actress to class mobility, her potential within private domesticity, and her ability to engage in public political struggle.
- Subjects
VICTORIAN Actress in the Novel &; on the Stage, The (Book); MILLER, Renata Kobetts; 19TH century English literature; WOMEN'S suffrage; NONFICTION; VICTORIAN (Literary period); REALISM (Literary period)
- Publication
Modern Drama, 2020, Vol 63, Issue 2, p242
- ISSN
0026-7694
- Publication type
Book Review
- DOI
10.3138/md.63.2.br2