Theatric Revolution: Drama, Censorship, and Romantic Period Subcultures 1773-1832
Author:   David Worrall (, Professor of English Literature, The Nottingham Trent University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
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Pages:   416
Publication Date:   18 May 2006
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   David Worrall (, Professor of English Literature, The Nottingham Trent University)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.60cm , Height: 2.90cm , Length: 22.30cm
Weight:   0.632kg
ISBN:  

9780199276752


ISBN 10:   0199276757
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   18 May 2006
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Introduction 1: Customs and Practices: The Regulation of the Theatres 2: The Suppression of the Royalty Theatre, London East End 3: Theatrical Oligarchies: The Role of the Examiner of Plays 4: Theatrical Subcultures: Fireworks, Freemasonry, and Philip De Loutherbourg 5: Political Microcultures: The Censorship of Thomas Dibdin's Two Farmers 6: The Theatricalization of British Popular Culture: Queen Caroline and the Royal Coburg Theatre 7: The Theatricalization of British Popular Culture: A General Historical Anthropology 8: Political Dramas: Harlequin Negro and Plots And Placemen 9: The Theatre of Crime: The Mysterious Murder and The Murdered Maid 10: The Theatre of Subversion: Carlile's Rotunda and Captain Swing Conclusion

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Worrall's case studies argue that Georgian politics were envisioned in theatrical terms, and conducted through theatrical forms, and illuminates an age repeatedly gusted by hope, fear and contradiction. Plays International compelling research into primary sources...Worrall has unearthed some fascinating material for theatre historians. Julia Swindells, Romanticism Worrall's case studies argue that Georgian politics were envisioned in theatrical terms, and conducted through theatrical forms, and illuminates an age repeatedly gusted by hope, fear and contradiction. Plays International Worrall takes us on a dazzling journey ... His research is thorough and wide-ranging, relying almost entirely on primary sources ... Much new ground is broken here. Paula Byrne, Times Literary Supplement theatrical microhistories are deeply researched and sparkle with insight, and historians and literary scholars alike will find them fascinating Robert Poole, Reviews in History At last! An English scholar examines new evidence to show that successive British national governments regulated popular theatre by restricting spoken plays to Theatres Royal from 1737 and suppressing them everywhere else. Theatre Notebooku


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David Worrall is Professor of English Literature at The Nottingham Trent University.

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