Church and Stage in Victorian England

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Richard Foulkes

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Hardback

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During the reign of Queen Victoria, herself an ardent theatregoer as well as Supreme Governor of the Church of England, a remarkable rapprochement was effected between the Church and the stage. Dr Foulkes explores the implications for the theatre of the great religious movements of the period: Tractarianism, Christian Socialism and Latitudinarianism. This central relationship is seen in the context of other important themes in Victorian cultural history such as censorship, urbanisation, transport, leisure, self-improvement and women's emancipation. The volume contains portraits of significant churchmen, dramatists, actors and actresses, including Newman and Keble, Bulwer Lytton and Shaw, Irving, Fanny Kemble and Ellen Terry. They were amongst the influential figures who participated in the search for a common culture which preoccupied the nineteenth century.

Release date Australia

June 28th, 1997

Author

Richard Foulkes

Audience

Professional & Vocational

Illustrations

20 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

278

Dimensions

152x229x19

ISBN-13

9780521453202

Product ID

2219965

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