Author: Henry Saxe Wyndham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108068685
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Published in 1906, this well-illustrated two-volume history of an illustrious cultural venue celebrates its legendary personalities and productions.
The Annals of Covent Garden Theatre from 1732 to 1897
Author: Henry Saxe Wyndham
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108068685
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Published in 1906, this well-illustrated two-volume history of an illustrious cultural venue celebrates its legendary personalities and productions.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108068685
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 419
Book Description
Published in 1906, this well-illustrated two-volume history of an illustrious cultural venue celebrates its legendary personalities and productions.
The Dramatic Cobbler
Author: Peter A. Tasch
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
ISBN: 9780838779378
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Publisher: Bucknell University Press
ISBN: 9780838779378
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
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The Commedia Dell'arte
Author: Winifred Smith
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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Roman Plays in the Early Nineteenth Century
Author: John Dunn Martin
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 252
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Bulletin ...
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Languages : en
Pages : 658
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Pages : 658
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Victorian Classical Burlesques
Author: Laura Monros-Gaspar
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472537882
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The Victorian classical burlesque was a popular theatrical genre of the mid-19th century. It parodied ancient tragedies with music, melodrama, pastiche, merciless satire and gender reversal. Immensely popular in its day, the genre was also intensely metatheatrical and carries significance for reception studies, the role and perception of women in Victorian society and the culture of artistic censorship. This anthology contains the annotated text of four major classical burlesques: Antigone Travestie (1845) by Edward L. Blanchard, Medea; or, the Best of Mothers with a Brute of a Husband (1856) by Robert Brough, Alcestis; the Original Strong-Minded Woman (1850) and Electra in a New Electric Light (1859) by Francis Talfourd. The cultural and textual annotations highlight the changes made to the scripts from the manuscripts sent to the Lord Chamberlain's office and, by explaining the topical allusions and satire, elucidate elements of the burlesques' popular cultural milieu. An in-depth critical introduction discusses the historical contexts of the plays' premieres and unveils the cultural processes behind the reception of the myths and original tragedies. As the burlesques combined spectacular effects with allusions to contemporary affairs, ambivalent and provocative attitudes to women, the plays represent an essential tool for reading the social history of the era.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472537882
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
The Victorian classical burlesque was a popular theatrical genre of the mid-19th century. It parodied ancient tragedies with music, melodrama, pastiche, merciless satire and gender reversal. Immensely popular in its day, the genre was also intensely metatheatrical and carries significance for reception studies, the role and perception of women in Victorian society and the culture of artistic censorship. This anthology contains the annotated text of four major classical burlesques: Antigone Travestie (1845) by Edward L. Blanchard, Medea; or, the Best of Mothers with a Brute of a Husband (1856) by Robert Brough, Alcestis; the Original Strong-Minded Woman (1850) and Electra in a New Electric Light (1859) by Francis Talfourd. The cultural and textual annotations highlight the changes made to the scripts from the manuscripts sent to the Lord Chamberlain's office and, by explaining the topical allusions and satire, elucidate elements of the burlesques' popular cultural milieu. An in-depth critical introduction discusses the historical contexts of the plays' premieres and unveils the cultural processes behind the reception of the myths and original tragedies. As the burlesques combined spectacular effects with allusions to contemporary affairs, ambivalent and provocative attitudes to women, the plays represent an essential tool for reading the social history of the era.
The Cambridge History of English Literature
Author: Sir Adolphus William Ward
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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Publisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 694
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The Cambridge History of English Literature: The nineteenth century. II
Author: Sir Adolphus William Ward
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 638
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List of Books Forming the Reference Library in the Reading Room of the British Museum
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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Publisher:
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Category : Best books
Languages : en
Pages : 554
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List of Books Forming the Reference in the Reading Room of the British Museum
Author: British museum
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Languages : en
Pages : 548
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Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 548
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