Theatre under Louis XIV

1. Introduction: Cross-Dressing and Cross-Casting
Julia Prest

2. Unattractive Women: Cross-Casting in Comedy
Julia Prest

3. Boys will be Girls: Cross-Casting in School Drama
Julia Prest

4. Female Roles in Court Ballet I: Men Playing Women
Julia Prest

5. Female Roles in Court Ballet II: Women Playing Women
Julia Prest

6. Cross-Casting and Gender Ambiguity in Opera
Julia Prest

7. Conclusion
Julia Prest

Keywords: Cultural and Media Studies, Theatre History, Clinical Psychology, History of France, Social History, European Literature, European History