Abstract/Synopsis
Late nineteenth century stage actress Mary Anderson’s performances as Galatea in W.S. Gilbert’s Pygmalion and Galatea , reveal the convergence of the Delsartean attitude and the metaphor of the classical body with women’s social performances of respectable womanliness. Anderson’s Galatea reveals the workings of the metaphor of the classical body in American Delsartism and points to the metaphor’s significance for the increasing popularity of Delsartean statue posing among women.
DOI
10.5642/mimejournal.20052301.08
First Page
112
Last Page
135
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© 2005 Mime Journal, Pomona College, Claremont Colleges
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Recommended Citation
Lake, Taylor S.
(2005)
"The Delsarte Attitude on the Legitimate Stage: Mary Anderson's Galatea and the Trope of the Classical Body,"
Mime Journal:
Vol. 23, Article 8.
DOI: 10.5642/mimejournal.20052301.08
Available at:
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/mimejournal/vol23/iss1/8