Название:She Hath Been Reading: Women and Shakespeare Clubs in America
Автор: Katherine West Scheil
Издательство: Cornell University Press
Год: 2012
Формат: pdf
Страниц: 256
Для сайта: litgu.ru
Размер: 2 MB
Язык: English
In the late nineteenth century hundreds of clubs formed across the United States devoted to the reading of Shakespeare. From Pasadena, California, to the seaside town of Camden, Maine; from the isolated farm town of Ottumwa, Iowa, to Mobile, Alabama, on the Gulf coast, Americans were reading Shakespeare in astonishing numbers and in surprising places. Composed mainly of women, these clubs offered the opportunity for members not only to read and study Shakespeare but also to participate in public and civic activities outside the home.