The Performing Century: Nineteenth-Century Theatre's History (Redefining British Theatre History) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1349364304 ISBN 13: 9781349364305

Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan, 2007

Synopsis

This book looks at modes of performance and forms of theatre in Nineteenth-century Britain and Ireland. On subjects as varied as the vogue for fairy plays to the representation of economics to the work of a parliamentary committee in regulating theatres, the authors redefine what theatre and performance in the Nineteenth century might be.

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Review:

'The Performing Century: Nineteenth-Century Theatre's History is a fine collection of essays, and unlike some other such collections is likely to be of lasting value.' - Early Popular Visual Culture

'This collection of essays marks the distance travelled in the last two decades in scholarship on nineteenth-century theatre. Thirteen essays, collectively and individually, weave history and historiography together in what are uniformly exemplary demonstrations of 'new theatre history'. The volume also reminds us that it is in this formerly most maligned of theatre-historic fields that some of the most interesting, innovative and critically engaged work is being done.' - Katherine Newey, Theatre Research International

Book Description:

Looking at modes of forms of theatre in nineteenth-century Britain and Ireland,this book placesperformance in the social and cultural contexts ofnineteenth-century society

About this edition

• Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1349364304
• ISBN 13: 9781349364305
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 285
• Editor: Davis T., Holland P.