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02599aam a22004334a 4500 001 B90589D8991C11E18EA509A36AFF544E 003 SILO 005 20120508094706 008 111104s2012 ncua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2011043811 020 $a 0786460725 (softcover : alk. paper) 020 $a 9780786460724 (softcover : alk. paper) 035 $a (OCoLC)733232529 040 $a DLC $b eng $c DLC $d SILO $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d IG# $d BWX $d CDX $d IAD $d DEBBG $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a e-fr--- $a e-it--- $a e-fr--- 050 00 $a PN1590.W64 $b R34 2012 082 00 $a B $a B $2 23 100 1 $a Radulescu, Domnica, $d 1961- 245 1 $a Women's comedic art as social revolution : $b five performers and the lessons of their subversive humor / $c Domnica Radulescu. 260 $a Jefferson, N.C. : $b McFarland, $c c2012. 300 $a vii, 259 p. : $b ill. ; $c 23 cm. 520 $a "This pioneering volume tells the stories of five women who have created revolutionary forms of comic performance and discourse that defy the flagrant prejudices about women and feminists. The artists include 16th-century performer Isabella Andreini, 17th-century improviser Catherine Biancolelli, 20th-century Italian playwright Franca Rame, and contemporary performance artists Deb Margolin and Kimberly Dark"--Provided by publisher. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-250) and index. 505 0 $a Introduction -- Isabella's "tricks": carnival and mimicry in sixteenth century Italy -- Caterina Biancolelli: seventeenth century trickster and Parisian coquette -- Franca Rame: militant Isabella, feminist Colombina in twentieth century Italy -- Contemporary American Colombinas: the personal, the public, the intimate, the political, and the comical -- The heritage of the Commedia dell'Arte for today's feminist theaters, comedy and activism, and radical acts by women artists. 650 0 $a Women comedians $z Italy $x History. 650 0 $a Women comedians $z France $x History. 650 0 $a Women comedians $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Women in the theater $z Italy $x History. 650 0 $a Women in the theater $z France $x History. 650 0 $a Women in the theater $z United States $x History. 650 0 $a Feminism and theater $z Italy $x History. 650 0 $a Feminism and theater $z France $x History. 650 0 $a Feminism and theater $z United States $x History. 941 $a 3 952 $l OZAX845 $d 20240525040818.0 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20180118015630.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160825041714.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=B90589D8991C11E18EA509A36AFF544EInitiate Another SILO Locator Search