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Staging history : 1780-1840 / edited by Michael Burden, Wendy Heller, Jonathan Hicks and Ellen Lockhart.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Furness Shakespeare Library (Van Pelt 628) PN1872 .S73 2016
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Historical drama--17th century--History and criticism.
- Historical drama.
- Historical drama--18th century--History and criticism.
- Historical drama--19th century--History and criticism.
- Theater--England--History--18th century.
- Theater.
- England.
- History.
- Theater--England--History--19th century.
- Genre:
- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 224 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Bodleian Library, University of Oxford, 2016.
- Summary:
- "In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, historical subjects became some of the most popular topics for stage dramas of all kinds on both sides of the Atlantic. The medium of drama ensured that the telling of these histories--the French Revolution and the American War of Independence, for example, or the travels of Captain Cook and Christopher Columbus--were brought to life through words, music and spectacle. The scale of the productions was often ambitious: a water tank with model floating ships was deployed at Sadler's Wells for the staging of the Siege of Gibraltar, and another production on the same theme used live cannons which set fire to the vessels in each performance. Exploring contemporary theatrical documents and images including playbills, set designs, musical scores and prints, this illustrated collection of essays examines a number of extraordinary dramatic productions and casts light on their role in shaping a popular interpretation of historical events."-- Provided by publisher.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 210-213) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Horace Howard Furness Memorial Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781851244560
- 1851244565
- OCLC:
- 955313507
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