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Author Mulhallen, Jacqueline, author

Title The theatre of Shelley / Jacqueline Mulhallen
Published Cambridge, United Kingdom : Open Book Publishers, 2010

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 289 pages) : illustrations
Contents The Theatrical Context -- the Georgian Theatre in England -- Shelley's Theatregoing, Playreading and Criticism -- Practical Technique -- The Cenci -- Turning History into Art -- Charles the First -- Ideal Drama -- Prometheus Unbound -- Drama for a Purpose -- Hellas & Fragments of an Unfinished Drama -- Satirical Comedy -- Swellfoot the Tyrant -- Appendices -- List of Performances Seenby Shelley -- The Programme of Songs with the Performance of Douglas
Summary "This is the first full-length study of Shelley's plays in performance. It offers a rich, meticulously researched history of Shelley's role as a playwright and dramatist and a reassessment of his 'closet dramas' as performable pieces of theatre. With chapters on each of Shelley's dramatic works, the book provides a thorough discussion of the poet's stagecraft, and analyses performances of his plays from the Georgian period to today. In addition, Mulhallen offers details of the productions Shelley saw in England and Italy, many not identified before, as well as a vivid account of the actors and personalities that constituted the theatrical scene of his time. Her research reveals Shelley as an extraordinarily talented playwright, whose fascination with contemporary theatrical theory and practice seriously challenges the notion that he was a reluctant dramatist"--Page 4 of cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-274) and index
Notes English
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Open Book Publishers website; viewed on 2020-04-29)
Subject Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 -- Dramatic works -- Criticism and interpretation
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Cenci.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Charles the First.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Prometheus unbound.
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Hellas
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822. Swellfoot the Tyrant
SUBJECT Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 fast
Shelley, Percy Bysshe 1792-1822 gnd
Shelley, Percy Bysshe (1792-1822). Prometheus unbound. ram
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, (1792-1822) -- Oeuvres -- Théâtre -- Critique et interprétation. ram
Fürstliches Schauspielhaus Bad Pyrmont gnd
Prometheus unbound (Shelley, Percy Bysshe) fast
Charles the First (Shelley, Percy Bysshe) fast
Cenci (Shelley, Percy Bysshe) fast
Subject English drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism
Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900.
Literary studies: general.
Literary studies: plays and playwrights.
Literature and literary studies.
Literature: history and criticism.
LITERARY CRITICISM -- Gothic & Romance.
Criticism and interpretation
English drama
Drama
Aufführung
Genre/Form Drama
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Drama.
Théâtre.
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2019452799
ISBN 9781906924324
1906924325
9781783740208
1783740205
2821817045
9782821817043