Author: Joanna Baillie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 884
Book Description
The Dramatic and Poetical Works of Joanna Baillie ; Complete in One Volume
The Dramatic and Poetical Works of Joanna Baillie
Author: Joanna Baillie
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780243536382
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Excerpt from The Dramatic and Poetical Works of Joanna Baillie: Complete in One Volume The life of Joanna Baillie contained un usually few incidents of an exciting or eventful nature. She lived in retirement from the first hour to the last. She was nu married, and her sole constant companion was a sister likewise unmarried. The only circumstances which distinguished one day from another, apart from her literary career, were domestic matters or changes of locality, and these were few. She was connected with celebrity solely by a genius, which shed light on contemporary time, and far into the future. The quietude, however, of her existence renders more extraordinary the nature of its result. From her serene seclusion she sur veyed the wide and restless expanse of the human soul, she penetrated to its deepest and darkest recesses, was present to situa tions and emotions remote as possible from her own; and embodied a vast variety of con ceptions in creations co-existent thenceforth with the language of this country. The most prominent events of her life, traits illustrative of her character, of the dawn and develop ment of her genius, with the more important circumstances of her literary career, can alone interest the public mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780243536382
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 880
Book Description
Excerpt from The Dramatic and Poetical Works of Joanna Baillie: Complete in One Volume The life of Joanna Baillie contained un usually few incidents of an exciting or eventful nature. She lived in retirement from the first hour to the last. She was nu married, and her sole constant companion was a sister likewise unmarried. The only circumstances which distinguished one day from another, apart from her literary career, were domestic matters or changes of locality, and these were few. She was connected with celebrity solely by a genius, which shed light on contemporary time, and far into the future. The quietude, however, of her existence renders more extraordinary the nature of its result. From her serene seclusion she sur veyed the wide and restless expanse of the human soul, she penetrated to its deepest and darkest recesses, was present to situa tions and emotions remote as possible from her own; and embodied a vast variety of con ceptions in creations co-existent thenceforth with the language of this country. The most prominent events of her life, traits illustrative of her character, of the dawn and develop ment of her genius, with the more important circumstances of her literary career, can alone interest the public mind. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
The Dramatic and Poetical Works of Joanna Baillie
Author: Joanna Baillie
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 847
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 847
Book Description
DRAMATIC AND POETICAL WORKS OF JOANNA BAILLIE
Author: JOANNA. BAILLIE
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033141243
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781033141243
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Life and Work of Joanna Baillie
Author: Margaret Sprague Carhart
Publisher: Archon Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
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Publisher: Archon Books
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Women's Romantic Theatre and Drama
Author: Keir Elam
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351871188
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
As theatre and drama of the Romantic Period undergo a critical reassessment among scholars internationally, the contributions of women as playwrights, actresses, and managers are also being revalued. This volume, which brings together leading British, North American, and Italian critics, is a crucial step towards reclaiming the importance of women's dramatic and theatrical activities during the period. Writing for the theatre implied assuming a public role, a hazardous undertaking for women who, especially after the French Revolution, were assigned to the private, primarily domestic, sphere. As the contributors examine the covert strategies women used to become full participants in the public theatre, they shed light on the issue of women's agency, expressed both through the writing of highly politicized or ethicized drama, as in the case of Elizabeth Inchbald or Joanna Baillie, and through women's professional practice as theatre managers and stage producers, as in the case of Elizabeth Vestris and Jane Scott. Among the topics considered are women's history plays, domesticity, ethics and sexuality in women's closet drama, the politics of drama and performance, and the role of women as managers and producers. Specialists in performance studies, Romantic Period drama, and women's writing will find the essays both challenging and inspiring.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351871188
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 409
Book Description
As theatre and drama of the Romantic Period undergo a critical reassessment among scholars internationally, the contributions of women as playwrights, actresses, and managers are also being revalued. This volume, which brings together leading British, North American, and Italian critics, is a crucial step towards reclaiming the importance of women's dramatic and theatrical activities during the period. Writing for the theatre implied assuming a public role, a hazardous undertaking for women who, especially after the French Revolution, were assigned to the private, primarily domestic, sphere. As the contributors examine the covert strategies women used to become full participants in the public theatre, they shed light on the issue of women's agency, expressed both through the writing of highly politicized or ethicized drama, as in the case of Elizabeth Inchbald or Joanna Baillie, and through women's professional practice as theatre managers and stage producers, as in the case of Elizabeth Vestris and Jane Scott. Among the topics considered are women's history plays, domesticity, ethics and sexuality in women's closet drama, the politics of drama and performance, and the role of women as managers and producers. Specialists in performance studies, Romantic Period drama, and women's writing will find the essays both challenging and inspiring.
The Rifle and the Hound in Ceylon
Author: Sir Samuel White Baker
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Hunting
Languages : en
Pages : 480
Book Description
Outlines of the Philosophy of Universal History, Applied to Language and Religion
Author: Christian Karl Josias von Bunsen
Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 540
Book Description
Women in British Romantic Theatre
Author: Catherine Burroughs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521662246
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
First published in 2000, this collection of essays focuses on women theatre artists in the romantic period.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521662246
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
First published in 2000, this collection of essays focuses on women theatre artists in the romantic period.
A Hand-book of the Greek Drama
Author: Edward Walford
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek drama
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Greek drama
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description