Illegitimate Theatre in London, 1770–1840
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- Author: Jane Moody, University of York
- Date Published: November 2000
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- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521563765
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Toward the end of the eighteenth century, a major transformation took place in British dramatic culture with the emergence of an illegitimate theater and the struggle between London's patent playhouses (Drury Lane, Covent Garden, and the Haymarket) and the new, so-called minor theaters. This is the first book to explore the institutions, genres, and performance history of this illegitimate theater. Jane Moody's lively account considers the prohibition of tragedy and comedy at London's minor theaters, interpretations of Shakespeare, and describes the ingenious ways in which performers circumnavigated the law.
Read more- Brings to light an influential period of theatrical history
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"Original research...great insight...This is a notable contribution, analytically and methodologically, to our understanding of theater and politics." Nineteenth Century Studies
See more reviews"Moody...provides previously unavailable terms, contexts, and interpretive frameworks in a work of materialist criticism of great imagination." European Romantic Review
"Rigorously researched and superbly written, this study opens new dimensions of inquiry for romanticists and theater historians alike." Studies in Romanticism
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- Date Published: November 2000
- format: Hardback
- isbn: 9780521563765
- length: 294 pages
- dimensions: 229 x 152 x 21 mm
- weight: 0.6kg
- contains: 15 b/w illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
List of illustrations
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Prologue
1. The invention of illegitimate culture
2. The disintegration of legitimate theatre
3. Illegitimate production
4. Illegitimate Shakespeares
5. Reading the theatrical city
6. Westminster laughter
7. Illegitimate celebrities
Epilogue
Select bibliography
Index.
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