“Mighty maiden with a mission”: Navigating the Proto-Feminism of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Princess Ida

Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas continue to enjoy popularity worldwide, in both amateur and professional settings. Their 1884 collaboration Princess Ida¸ however, remains a contested work regarding its representation of women and feminism. In this thesis, I argue that Gilbert and Sullivan were atte...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: McKay, Meaghan
Other Authors: Moore, Christopher Lee
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa 2019
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10393/38805
http://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-23057