The Cambridge Companion to Victorian and Edwardian Theatre Contributor(s): Powell, Kerry (Editor) |
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ISBN: 052179157X ISBN-13: 9780521791571 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $76.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2004 Annotation: This Companion is designed for readers interested in the creation, production and interpretation of Victorian and Edwardian theater. An introduction surveying the historical period of the theater is followed by an essay contextualizing it within the culture as a whole. Succeeding chapters examine performance and production, (including music, actors, stagecraft and audience), plays and playwriting and issues of class and gender. Types of performances (such as comedy, farce, melodrama) and the economics of the theater are also analyzed. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Performing Arts | Theater - History & Criticism - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
Dewey: 792.094 |
LCCN: 2002041552 |
Series: Cambridge Companions to Literature |
Physical Information: 0.92" H x 6.34" W x 9.01" (1.36 lbs) 308 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |