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Drag : a history of female impersonation in the performing arts /

"Men have been dressing as women on stage for hundreds of years, dating back to the thirteenth century when the Church forbade the appearance of female actors but condoned that of men and boys disguised as the opposite sex. Forms of transvestism can be traced back to the dawn of the theatre and...

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Main Author: Baker, Roger, 1934-1993, (Author)
Corporate Author: Penn Sexuality Collection (University of Pennsylvania)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : New York University Press, 1994.
New York, N.Y. : 1994.
Subjects and Genres:
Impersonation > History.
Female impersonators.
Drag queens.
Drag performance.
Imitation > Histoire.
Acteurs travestis.
Impersonation.
Frauenrolle > Theater
Schauspieler
Geschichte
Travestie.
Uitvoerende kunsten.
History.
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Call Number: PN 2071 .I47 B35 1994
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