Staging Romantic Chameleons and Imposters
Description
Examining chameleonic identities as seen in theatrical performances and literary texts during the Romantic period, this study explores cultural attitudes toward imposture and how it reveals important and much-debated issues about this time period. Brewer shows chameleonism evoked anxieties about both social instability and British selfhood.
Keywords
Literary CriticismEuropeanModern19th CenturyPoetryHistoryEuropeGreat Britain18th CenturyLanguage Arts & DisciplinesLinguisticsRenaissance
2015Book
Author(s)William D. Brewer
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137389213
LanguageEnglish
