Description |
1 online resource (224 pages) |
Series |
The Enlightenment World |
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Enlightenment world.
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Contents |
Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'A Head Full of Plays and Novels'; 1 Godwin and London's Theatrical World; 2 'The Link between the Literary Class of Mankind and the Uninstructed': St Dunstan and Caleb Williams; 3 'Applause Hitherto Would be Impertinent': Spectacle and Anti-Spectacle in Antonio and St Leon; 4 Conversation and Spectacle in Abbas, Faulkner and Fleetwood; Conclusion; Notes; Works Cited; Index |
Summary |
William Godwin is one of the most important figures of the Romantic period. He wrote four plays at the end of the 18th/beginning of the 19th centuries. This book has two main objectives: to provide the first comprehensive discussion of these four plays, and to consider the notion of theatricality in relation to Godwin's political project |
Notes |
Print version record |
Subject |
Godwin, William, 1756-1836. St. Dunstan
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836. Antonio, or, The Soldier's return
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836. Abbas, King of Persia
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836. Faulkener
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836 -- Political and social views
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Godwin, William, 1756-1836 |
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Politics and literature -- England -- History -- 19th century
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Politics and literature -- England -- History -- 18th century
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Theater -- Political aspects -- England -- History -- 18th century
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Theater -- Political aspects -- England -- History -- 19th century
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Political and social views
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Politics and literature
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Theater -- Political aspects
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England
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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ISBN |
9781317323747 |
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1317323742 |
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