The French Revolution and the London stage, 1789-1805

The French Revolution and the London stage, 1789-1805 / George Taylor.

This book looks at how British drama and popular entertainment were affected by the ideas and events of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. By a cultural analysis of the popular entertainment and theatre performances of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it reveals issues of ideological...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Taylor, George, 1940-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
Subjects:
1700-1899
Theater > England > London > History > 18th century.
Theater > England > London > History > 19th century.
English drama > 18th century > History and criticism.
English drama > 19th century > History and criticism.
PERFORMING ARTS > Theater > History & Criticism.
English drama
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Theater
Franse Revolutie.
Toneel.
France > History > Revolution, 1789-1799 > Influence.
England > London
France
Londen.
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction; Chapter 1 England and France in 1789; Chapter 2 The Revolution; Chapter 3 From the Federation to the Terror; Chapter 4 Dramatising (the) Terror; Chapter 5 Performance and performing; Chapter 6 The shadow of Napoleon; Chapter 7 Theatre and alienation; Reflections towards a conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

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