What A Drag!
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Author: Homer Dickens
Binding: Paperback
Published: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1982
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What a Drag! presents a richly illustrated nonfiction study of gender impersonation in cinema, chronicling the history of male and female performers who portrayed the opposite sex on screen. Dickens instructs readers through a visual archive of film stills, portraits, and caricatures, arguing for the cultural significance and comedic power of drag performance in Hollywood and international film. The book details iconic roles, actors, and productions that challenged gender norms, while also highlighting the theatrical traditions and societal attitudes that shaped these portrayals.
Author: Homer Dickens
Binding: Paperback
Published: Angus & Robertson, Sydney, 1982
Condition:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: No markings
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
What a Drag! presents a richly illustrated nonfiction study of gender impersonation in cinema, chronicling the history of male and female performers who portrayed the opposite sex on screen. Dickens instructs readers through a visual archive of film stills, portraits, and caricatures, arguing for the cultural significance and comedic power of drag performance in Hollywood and international film. The book details iconic roles, actors, and productions that challenged gender norms, while also highlighting the theatrical traditions and societal attitudes that shaped these portrayals.