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Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
The Young Spouter, Being a New Collection of Prologues and Epilogues
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Languages : en
Pages : 130
Book Description
Cruelty and Laughter
Author: Simon DickiePublisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226146189
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 382
Book Description
A rollicking review of popular culture in 18th century Britain this text turns away from sentimental and polite literature to focus instead on the jestbooks, farces, comic periodicals variety shows and minor comic novels that portray a society in which no subject was taboo and political correctness unimagined.
Women's Theatrical Memoirs, Part II vol 9
Author: Sue McPhersonPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1040247806
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 172
Book Description
By the close of the eighteenth century, the theatrical memoir had become a popular and established genre. This ten-volume facsimile collection presents the lives of some of the most celebrated actresses of their day. These memoirs also provide insights into contemporary constructions of gender, sexuality and fame.
Acting Theory and the English Stage, 1700-1830 Volume 3
Author: Lisa ZunshinePublisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1351577638
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 356
Book Description
During the eighteenth century, treatises on the science of elocution, gesture and naturalness abounded. This title draws together a representative selection of the most difficult-to-access texts in the period. It helps cultural historians to examine the place of stagecraft in the eighteenth-century imagination.
The National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
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Category : Union catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
Catalog of Printed Books of the Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, D.C.
Author: Folger Shakespeare LibraryPublisher:
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
A Catalog of Books Represented by Library of Congress Printed Cards Issued to July 31, 1942
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 728
Book Description
The Spouter's Companion
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Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
A Catalogue of Books, for the Year 1803
Author: Lackington, firm, booksellers, LondonPublisher:
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Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 646
Book Description
Shakespeare's Accents
Author: Sonia MassaiPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108429629
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 251
Book Description
A history of the reception of Shakespeare on the English stage focusing on the vocal dimensions of theatrical performance.
