| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Bloomsbury studies in classical reception |
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Bloomsbury studies in classical reception.
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| Contents |
Why classical burlesque? -- Enacting the past and the present -- The histories of Victorian classical burlesque -- Texts and contexts -- Note on the texts and this edition -- List of representative nineteenth-century classical burlesques -- Antigone : travestie / Edward L. Blanchard -- Alcestis, the original strong-minded woman / Francis Talfourd -- Medea; or, the best of mothers, with a brute of a husband / Robert Brough -- Electra in a new electric light / Francis Talfourd |
| Summary |
The Victorian classical burlesque was a popular theatrical genre of the mid-19th century. It parodied ancient tragedies with music, melodrama, pastiche, merciless satire and gender reversal. Immensely popular in its day, the genre was also intensely metatheatrical and carries significance for reception studies, the role and perception of women in Victorian society and the culture of artistic censorship. This anthology contains the annotated text of four major classical burlesques: Antigone Travestie (1845) by Edward L. Blanchard, Medea; or, the Best of Mothers with a Brute of a Husband (1856) |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Blanchard, E. L. (Edward L.), 1820-1889. Antigone
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Talfourd, Francis, 1828-1862. Alcestis, the original strong-minded woman
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Brough, Robert B. (Robert Barnabas), 1828-1860. Medea, or, The best of mothers with a brute of a husband
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Talfourd, Francis, 1828-1862. Electra in a new light
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Burlesque (Literature) -- History and criticism
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English drama (Comedy) -- Classical influences
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English drama (Comedy) -- 19th century -- History and criticism
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Women in literature.
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Literary studies: plays & playwrights.
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Classical history -- classical civilisation.
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DRAMA -- English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh.
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Burlesque (Literature)
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English drama (Comedy)
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Women in literature
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Monrós Gaspar, Laura
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Blanchard, E. L. (Edward L.), 1820-1889.
Antigone. 2015
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Talfourd, Francis, 1828-1862.
Alcestis, the original strong-minded woman. 2015
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Brough, Robert B. (Robert Barnabas), 1828-1860.
Medea, or, The best of mothers with a brute of a husband. 2015
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Talfourd, Francis, 1828-1862.
Electra in a new light. 2015
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| LC no. |
2015014063 |
| ISBN |
9781472537874 |
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1472537874 |
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9781472537881 |
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1472537882 |
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9781474219242 |
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1474219241 |
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