The Cambridge Companion to British Theatre, 1730–1830

By:

Daniel O'Quinn

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Hardback

Series:

Cambridge Companions to Literature

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This Companion offers a wide-ranging and innovative guide to one of the most exciting and important periods in British theatrical history. The scope of the volume extends from the age of Garrick to the Romantic transformation of acting inaugurated by Edmund Kean. It brings together cutting-edge scholarship from leading international scholars in the long eighteenth century, offering lively and original insights into the world of the stage, its most influential playwrights and the professional lives of celebrated performers such as James Quin, George Anne Bellamy, John Philip Kemble, Dora Jordan, Fanny Abington and Sarah Siddons. The volume includes essential chapters about eighteenth-century acting, production and audiences, important surveys of key theatrical forms such as tragedy, comedy, melodrama and pantomime as well as a range of exciting thematic essays on subjects such as private theatricals, 'black' theatre and the representation of empire.

Author Biography:

Jane Moody is a Professor in the Department of English and Related Literature at the University of York. Daniel O'Quinn is Associate Professor in the School of English and Theatre Studies at the University of Guelph.

Release date Australia

October 25th, 2007

Author

Daniel O'Quinn

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Contributor

Edited by Jane Moody

Illustrations

14 Halftones, unspecified

Pages

310

Series

Cambridge Companions to Literature

Dimensions

159x236x24

ISBN-13

9780521852371

Product ID

2115321

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