Gypsy by Rachel Shteir

Gypsy by Rachel Shteir

A true icon of America at a turning point in its history, Gypsy Rose Lee was the first - and only - stripper to become a household name, write novels, and win the adulation of intellectuals, bankers, socialites, and ordinary Americans. This title discusses about Lee's life, fame, and place in America not written by a family member.

"That [Gypsy's] star rose during the economically catastrophic '30s was no accident: Her demure flirtation—as sly a construct as her breakaway gowns—was not only sexy but wickedly funny, a tonic for the worst of times"--Cathleen
Medwick, O, The Oprah Magazine -- O, The Oprah Magazine

“It is simply impossible…not fall in love with Gypsy's tenacity, wit and confounding, beguiling, oh-so-American mix of self-mythology and self-awareness.”—Lily Burana, Washington Post

-- Lily Burana

“The best introductory book on the magnificent Gypsy Rose Lee, a woman whose name has come to connote the importance of the sexual gimmick and the eroticism of the undelivered promise.”—Toni Bentley, author of Sisters and Salome and The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir

 

-- Toni Bentley

Rachel Shteir is associate professor, The Theatre School, DePaul University, and author of Striptease: The Untold History of the Girlie Show. She lives in Chicago.

SKU	Unavailable
ISBN 13	9780300164480
ISBN 10	0300164483
Title	Gypsy
Author	Rachel Shteir
Series	Icons Of America
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Yale University Press
Year published	2010-03-02
Number of pages	240
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.