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OverviewThis book examines plays produced in England in the 1890s and early 1900s and the ways in which these plays responded to changing perceptions of marriage. Bernard Shaw, Oscar Wilde, and other late-Victorian dramatists challenged romanticized ideals of love and domesticity, and, in the process, these authors appropriated and rewrote the genre conventions that had dominated English drama for much of the nineteenth century. In their plays, theater became a forum for debating the problems of traditional marriage and envisioning alternative forms of partnership. This book is written for scholars specializing in the areas of Victorian studies, dramatic literature, theater history, performance studies, and gender studies. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Mary ChristianPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2020 Weight: 0.454kg ISBN: 9783030406387ISBN 10: 3030406385 Pages: 203 Publication Date: 24 April 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Marriage, Theater, and Theatrical Marriage.- 2. Doll and Director: Ibsen’s Old and New Drama.- 3. Wilde’s Personal Drama.- 4. Pinero’s Old-Fashioned Playgoer.- 5. Henry Arthur Jones and the Business of Morality.- 6. Shaw’s Marriage Sermons.- 7. A Woman’s Play: Elizabeth Robins and Suffrage DramaReviewsMarriage and Late-Victorian Dramatists is an especially timely book. ... Marriage and Late-Victorian Dramatists is full of similar lively details. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about metatheatre-or any lover of Shaw who just wants to sit down with a readable and well-researched book about an extraordinary period in the history of British drama. (Jean Reynolds, SHAW The Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, Vol. 41 (1), 2021) “Marriage and Late-Victorian Dramatists is an especially timely book. … Marriage and Late-Victorian Dramatists is full of similar lively details. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to know more about metatheatre—or any lover of Shaw who just wants to sit down with a readable and well-researched book about an extraordinary period in the history of British drama.” (Jean Reynolds, SHAW The Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies, Vol. 41 (1), 2021) Author InformationMary Christian is Assistant Professor of English at Middle Georgia State University, USA, where she teaches world literature and modern drama. She has contributed articles to Religion and Literature, Theatre Survey, Humanities, and SHAW: The Journal of Bernard Shaw Studies. She also serves as Membership Secretary for the International Shaw Society. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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