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The visual life of romantic theater, 1780-1830 / edited by Diane Piccitto and Terry F. Robinson.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater and society--Great Britain--History--18th century.
- Theater and society.
- Theater and society--Great Britain--History--19th century.
- English drama--18th century--History and criticism.
- English drama.
- English drama--19th century--History and criticism.
- Romanticism--Great Britain.
- Romanticism.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (viii, 386 pages) illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Ann Arbor, Michigan : University of Michigan Press, 2023.
- Summary:
- The Visual Life of Romantic Theater examines the dynamism and vibrancy of stage spectacle and its impact in an era of momentous social upheaval and aesthetic change. Situating theatrical production as key to understanding visuality circa 1780-1830, this book places the stage front and center in Romantic scholarship by re-envisioning traditional approaches to artistic and social creation in the period. How, it asks, did dramaturgy and stagecraft influence aesthetic and sociopolitical concerns? How does a focus on visuality expand our understanding of the historical experience of theatergoing? In what ways did stage performance converge with visual culture beyond the theater? How did extratheatrical genres engage with theatrical sight and spectacle? Finally, how does a focus on dramatic vision change the way we conceive of Romanticism itself? The volume's essays by emerging and established scholars provide exciting and suggestive answers to these questions, along with a more capacious conception of Romantic theater as a locus of visual culture that reached well beyond playhouse walls.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on information from the publisher.
- ISBN:
- 9780472129768
- 0472129767
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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