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The Ancient World on the Victorian and Edwardian Stage

The Ancient World on the Victorian and Edwardian Stage

Description

The first study of the depictions of the Ancient World on the Victorian and Edwardian stage, this book analyzes plays set in and dramatising the histories of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Babylon and the Holy Land. In doing so, it seeks to locate theatre within the wider culture, tracing its links and interaction with other cultural forms.

Keywords

ENGLISH DRAMA_HISTORY AND CRITICISM_19TH CENTURYENGLISH DRAMA_HISTORY AND CRITICISM_20TH CENTURY

2009Book

Author(s)Jeffrey J. Richards

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan

ISBN9780230229365

LanguageEnglish

SpringerLink Book

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