{"product_id":"shakespeare-and-the-victorian-stage-paperback-9780521089531","title":"Shakespeare and the Victorian Stage (Paperback \/ softback) 9780521089531","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eShakespeare and the Victorian Stage\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe contributions to this book constitute a concerted account of the place of Shakespeare in the Victorian theatre.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Foulkes (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521089531, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 6 November 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.49 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe contributions to this book constitute a concerted account of the place of Shakespeare in the Victorian theatre and the cultural life of the country in the nineteenth century. They explore the changing styles of acting and staging used for Shakespeare's plays by Macready, Charles Kean, the Irvings, Ellen Terry and Beerbohm Tree, and examine Shakespeare's influence on Victorian dramatists (Sheridan Knowles, Albery and W.S. Gilbert) and the relationship between the stage and the allied arts of painting (David Scott, the Pre-Raphaelites and Alma-Tadema) and music (Sullivan). During Queen Victoria's reign Shakespeare's plays attracted new audiences from the court at Windsor to such rapidly expanding conurbations as Leicester and Sheffield. In France, Germany, Italy and the New World, Shakespeare effectively became an ambassador of Britain's growing power and influence. The book develops a fascinating and well-illustrated account of these changes.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePart I. Shakespeare in the Picture Frame: 1. Artists and Stage Designers W. Moelwyn Merchant\u003cbr\u003e 2. David Scott's Queen Elizabeth Viewing the Performance of the 'Merry Wives of Windsor' in the Globe Theatre James Fowler\u003cbr\u003e 3. Charles Kean's King Richard II: A Pre-Raphelite drama Richard Foulkes\u003cbr\u003e 4. Stage Costume: Historical Verisimilitude and Stage Convention Marion Jones\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Shakespeare and the Lyceum Dynasty: 5. Pictorial Acting and Ellen Terry Michael R. Booth\u003cbr\u003e 6. Mercutio as Romeo: William Terriss in Romeo and Juliet George Rowell\u003cbr\u003e 7. 'Weirdness that lifts and colours all': The Secret Self of Henry Irving Peter Thompson\u003cbr\u003e 8. The Criminal as Actor: H. B. Irving as Criminologist and Shakespearean Cary M. Mazer\u003cbr\u003e Part III. Shakespeare Ancient and Modern: 9. The Lear of Private Life: Interpretations of King Lear in the Nineteenth Century J. S. Bratton\u003cbr\u003e 10. Macready's Production of Cymbeline Carol J. Carlisle\u003cbr\u003e 11. The Imperial Theme Ralph Berry\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Shakespeare as a Contemporary: 12. James Sheridan Knowles: The Victorian Shakespeare? Christopher Murray\u003cbr\u003e 13. Victorian Imitations of and Variations on A Midsummer Night's Dream and The Tempest Jane W. Stedman\u003cbr\u003e 14. Sullivan and Shakespeare Arthur Jacobs\u003cbr\u003e Part V. Shakespeare as a Foreign Dramatist: 15. The 'Shakespeare-Stage' in Nineteenth-Century Germany Simon Williams\u003cbr\u003e 16. Shakespeare on French Stages in the Nineteenth Century Christopher Smith\u003cbr\u003e 17. Shakespeare and the Italian Players in Victorian London Kenneth Richards\u003cbr\u003e Part VI. Shakespeare in the provinces: 18. Shakespeare in a Victorian Provincial Stock Company Arnold Hare\u003cbr\u003e 19. The Popular Audience for Shakespeare in Nineteenth-Century Leicester Jeremy Crump\u003cbr\u003e 20. Charles Dillon: A Provincial Tragedian Kathleen Barker.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Theatre studies [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Theatre studies\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Theatre%20studies%20%5BAN%5D%22\"\u003eAN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002738397464,"sku":"9780521089531","price":37.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521089531i.jpg?v=1694969453","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/shakespeare-and-the-victorian-stage-paperback-9780521089531","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}