{"product_id":"treading-the-bawds-by-gilli-bush-bailey-9780719072512","title":"Treading the bawds","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on feminist cultural materialist theories and historiographies, \u003cem\u003eTreading the bawds\u003c\/em\u003e analyses the collaboration between actresses Elizabeth Barry and Anne Bracegirdle and women playwrights such as Aphra Behn and Mary Pix. It traces a line of influence from the time of the first theatres royal to the rebellion that resulted in the creation of a player's co-operative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBush-Bailey offers a fresh approach to the history of women by seeing their neglected plays in the context of performance. By combining detailed analysis of selected plays within the broader context of a playhouse managed by its leading actresses, Bush-Bailey challenges the received historical and literary canons, including a radical solution to the mysterious identity of the anonymous playwright 'Ariadne'.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt is a story of female collaboration and influence with the spotlight focused on the very public world of women in the commercial business of theatre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600914006252,"sku":"9780719072512","price":52.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780719072512-treading-the-bawds.jpg?v=1777993192","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/treading-the-bawds-by-gilli-bush-bailey-9780719072512","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}