The French Revolution and the London Stage, 1789–1805
The French Revolution and the London Stage, 1789–1805
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USDDuring the French Revolution most performances on the London stage were strictly censored, but political attitudes found indirect expression. 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 theater performances of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries George Taylor reveals issues of ideological conflict and psychological stress.
- Cultural analysis of popular entertainment in a period of political stress
- Explores an important area of theatre history
- A major study by an expert in the field
Reviews & endorsements
"Taylor's book is the most thorough political analysis of the London theater during the Revolution and its immediate aftermath...his insightful book contributes luminously to our understanding of the dramatic ideologies at play during the revolutionary era." The Wordsworth Circle
Product details
March 2001Hardback
9780521630528
274 pages
229 × 152 × 19 mm
0.57kg
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Table of Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Note on the text
- Introduction
- 1. England and France in 1789
- 2. The Revolution
- 3. From the federation to the terror
- 4. Dramatising (the) terror
- 5. Performance and performing
- 6. The shadow of Napoleon
- 7. Theatre and alienation
- Reflections towards a conclusion
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.
