Heritage, Nostalgia and Modern British Theatre: Staging the Victorians

by Benjamin Poore

Overview

The stage portrayal of the Victorians in recent times is a key reference point in understanding notions of Britishness, and the profound politicisation of that debate over the last four decades. This book throws new light on works by canonical playwrights like Bond, Edgar, and Churchill, linking theatre to the wider culture at large.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349335121
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan UK
Publication date:	01/01/2012
Edition description:	1st ed. 2012
Pages:	232
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x (d)

About the Author

BEN POORE Lecturer in Theatre in the Department of Theatre, Film and Television at the University of York, UK.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Acknowledgements Introduction: Staging the Victorians Staging the Bad Old Days Staging the Empire Staging Dickens Staging Life Stories Staging the Brontës Staging Hauntings Restaging the Victorians Notes Bibliography

Editorial Reviews

"Heritage, Nostalgia and Modern British Theatre: Staging the Victorians [. . .] offers the reading a set of productive and rewarding lenses through which to consider the Victorian figures who continue to haunt our both contemporary stages and our contemporary lives." - Sarah Grochala, Studies in Theatre and Performance

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