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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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