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Carrying All Before Her

- Celebrity Pregnancy and the London Stage, 1689-1800

About Carrying All Before Her

Uses the reproductive histories of six celebrity women to demonstrate that pregnancy affected celebrity identity, impacted audience reception of performance, changed company repertory and altered company hierarchy, influenced the development of new plays, and had economic consequences for both women and the companies for which they worked.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9781644532492
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 304
  • Published:
  • January 13, 2022
  • Dimensions:
  • 235x159x24 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 570 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: August 9, 2025

Description of Carrying All Before Her

Uses the reproductive histories of six celebrity women to demonstrate that pregnancy affected celebrity identity, impacted audience reception of performance, changed company repertory and altered company hierarchy, influenced the development of new plays, and had economic consequences for both women and the companies for which they worked.

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