Re-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theatre and Gender

Written in clear and lively prose,Re-Dressing the Canonis a collection of related essays that consider the relationship between gender and performance in canonical texts and contemporary productions. The essays engage current debates in feminism and queer theory, and ultimately reject Lacanian psychoanalysis as the best lens through which to study theatre. Alisa Solomon offers a new technique for studying theatre that focuses on reading texts theatrically. With its fresh look at theatre from Aristophanes to Split Britches,Re-Dressing the Canonis a terrific book for anyone interested in theatre.