The theatre of Shelley / Jacqueline Mulhallen.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mulhallen, Jacqueline.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822--Dramatic works--Criticism and interpretation.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Cenci.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Charles the First.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Prometheus unbound.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Hellas.

Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Swellfoot the Tyrant.

English drama--19th century--History and criticism.

English drama.

Genre:

Drama.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 289 pages) : illustrations; digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge [England] : Open Book Publishers, 2010.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This is the first full-length study of Shelley's plays in performance. It offers a rich, meticulously researched history of Shelley's role as a playwright and dramatist and a reassessment of his "closet dramas" as performable pieces of theatre. With chapters on each of Shelley's dramatic works, the book provides a thorough discussion of the poet's stagecraft, and analyses performances of his plays from the Georgian period to today. In addition, Mulhallen offers details of the productions Shelley saw in England and Italy, many not identified before, as well as a vivid account of the actors and personalities that constituted the theatrical scene of his time. Her research reveals Shelley as an extraordinarily talented playwright, whose fascination with contemporary theatrical theory and practice seriously challenges the notion that he was a reluctant dramatist. Prof. Stephen Behrendt (Nebraska) has described the book as "wonderfully convincing" and "something wholly new in Shelley studies", while Prof. Tim Webb (Bristol) describes Mulhallen as having a "more precisely developed sense of the theatrical possibilities of Shelley's work than almost anybody who has written about Shelley". The Theatre of Shelley is essential reading for anyone interested in Romanticism, nineteenth-century culture and the history of theatre."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Introduction

1. The Theatrical Context - the Georgian Theatre in England

2. Shelley's Theatregoing, Playreading and Criticism

3. Practical Technique - The Cenci

4. Turning History into Art - Charles the First

5. Ideal Drama - Prometheus Unbound

6. Drama for a Purpose - Hellas &amp

Fragments of an Unfinished Drama

7. Satirical Comedy - Swellfoot the Tyrant

Appendix I. List of Performances Seenby Shelley

Appendix II. The Programme of Songs with the Performance of Douglas

Select Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D., Anglia Ruskin University).

"This is the first full-length study of Shelley's plays in performance. It offers a rich, meticulously researched history of Shelley's role as a playwright and dramatist and a reassessment of his "closet dramas" as performable pieces of theatre"-Publisher's website.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-274) and index.

CC-BY-NC-ND-4.0 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (Open Book Publishers website ; viewed on 2020-04-29).

ISBN:

9781906924300

1906924309

9782821817043

2821817045

9781906924324

1906924325

OCLC:

847609650

Access Restriction:

Unrestricted online access