When They Weren't Doing Shakespeare: Essays on Nineteenth Century British and American Theatre
By Judith L. Fisher.
Description
The richness of Victorian theatre has often been neglected because of the era’s most celebrated productions of Shakespeare’s plays. Judith L. Fisher and Stephen Watt present a vigorous collection of eighteen essays covering the vast expanse of this “other” theatre, including social dramas, Christmas pantomimes, and adaptations of Gothic novels such as Guy Mannering and Metamora; or, The Last of the Wampanoags.Reflecting both the longings and values of the public and the theatrical conventions of the times, Victorian productions could capture audiences with the histor...
ISBN(s)
0820311081, 9780820311081
