{"product_id":"the-cambridge-introduction-to-english-theatre-1660-1900-paperback-9780521547901","title":"The Cambridge Introduction to English Theatre, 1660-1900 (Paperback) 9780521547901","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Cambridge Introduction to English Theatre, 1660-1900\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn accessible and lively 2006 introduction to the history of the stage from 1660 to 1900.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003ePeter Thomson (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521547901, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 14 September 2006\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e326 pages, 32 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.7 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'well-executed and clear.' The Times Literary Supplement\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis 2006 introduction aims to share with readers the author's enjoyment of the turbulent 240-year history of a theatre that tried, often against the odds, to be 'modern'. In each of its five parts, it deals successively with history and cultural context, with the plays and the actors who caught the imagination of their era. Peter Thomson's text, always approachable, is enriched by quotations and carefully selected illustrations that capture 'the spirit of the age' under consideration. Beginning with the reopening of the playhouses under licence from Charles II, Thomson introduces the modern English theatre by breaking off at key dates - 1700, 1737, 1789 and 1843 - in order to explore both continuity and innovation. Familiar names and well-known plays feature alongside the forgotten and neglected. This is a reading of dramatic history that keeps constantly in mind the material circumstances that produced, and sometimes oppressed, a supremely popular theatre.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The theatre restored: 1660–1700: 1. The material circumstance\u003cbr\u003e 2. The drama\u003cbr\u003e 3. Actors and acting\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The theatre reformed: 1700–37: 4. The material circumstance\u003cbr\u003e 5. The drama\u003cbr\u003e 6. Actors and acting\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The theatre tamed: 1737–89: 7. The material circumstance\u003cbr\u003e 8. The drama\u003cbr\u003e 9. Actors and acting\u003cbr\u003e Part IV. Theatre in the age of reform: 1789–1843: 10. The material circumstance\u003cbr\u003e 11. The drama\u003cbr\u003e 12. Actors and acting\u003cbr\u003e Part V. The theatre industry: 1843–1901: 13. The material circumstance\u003cbr\u003e 14. The drama\u003cbr\u003e 15. Actors and acting\u003cbr\u003e Index of plays.\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":46003782123800,"sku":"9780521547901","price":24.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521547901i_c6c80bfa-e4e6-4bf9-ac4c-4de44e145787.jpg?v=1691369517","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cambridge-introduction-to-english-theatre-1660-1900-paperback-9780521547901","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}