From Modesty to Stage Fright
This paper explores how representations of male shyness provide a gendered critique of naturalism
By SOCIETY FOR THE HISTORY OF EMOTIONS (Aus)
Date and time
Thu, 12 Oct 2023 6:00 PM - 7:00 PM PDT
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Online
This paper explores how representations of male shyness provide a gendered critique of naturalism
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Looking closely at Shakespeare’s Coriolanus, this paper explores how representations of male shyness provide a gendered critique of naturalism as that theatrical innovation began to define itself in relation to the performance of masculinity both on the early modern stage and in the all-male court.