The Transitional Stage
The Transitional Stage
Theatrical Girlhood in 1870s Fiction
This chapter regards the transition to womanhood as a stage performativity and theatricality. It explains that girls in the transition to womanhood were likely to provoke comparisons with the actress. It demonstrates how girls are depicted as actresses who have their own roles to perform.
Keywords: performitivity, theatricality, transition, actress, girlhood, womanhood
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