无论是莎翁，还是在明清戏剧作家，“换装”现象总是戏剧作家笔下屡试不爽的“包袱”之一。作者把“换装”这一戏剧现象放在了更为宽广的文化历史语境下加以考查，本书借助米歇尔·福柯（Michel Foucault）和茱迪丝·巴特勒（Judith Butler）等学者关于性别的社会属性的理论，尝试从中国和西方的传统性别观念出发，比较和分析英国文艺复兴时期和中国帝制末期戏剧中的“换装”现象。

Foreword

中文序

前言

Introduction Cross-Dressing and Gender Concepts in Western and Chinese Traditions

Chapter One “Accomplished with That We Lack”:Female Cross-Dressing on the Stage

Chapter Two The “Body Beneath”Matter:Male Transvestism and Cultural Implications

Chapter Three Freedom and Bondage:New Recognition and Stereotypes of Gender Conclusion Cross-Dressing:Transgression in Cultural Contexts

Notes

Glossary

Bibliography

Acknowledgements