Consuming Jane Avril The mystery of celebrity culture in the symbolist age

• Publication type: Journal article
• Journal:
  European Drama and Performance Studies
  2015 – 2, n° 5
  . Consuming Female Performers (1850s-1950s)
• Author: Weisberg (Gabriel P.)
• Abstract: This essay assesses the importance of Jane Avril to the Symbolists and examines in particular Jane Avril’s significance as a muse of the Symbolist playwright Édouard Dujardin. It reveals the multitudinous ways in which her character, personal life and dress captivated men consumed by her physical and intellectual beauty.
• Pages: 281 to 302
• Journal: European Drama and Performance Studies
• CLIL theme: 4028 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes de littérature comparée
• EAN: 9782812448423
• ISBN: 978-2-8124-4842-3
• ISSN: 2045-8541
• DOI: 10.15122/isbn.978-2-8124-4842-3.p.0281
• Publisher: Classiques Garnier
• Online publication: 11-16-2015
• Periodicity: Biannual
• Language: English

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