British Pirates in Print and Performance

Zusatztext Informationen zum Autor Manushag N. Powell is Associate Professor of English and a University Faculty Scholar at Purdue University, USA. Klappentext Fictional or real, pirates haunted the imagination of the 18th and 19th century-British public during this great period of maritime commerce, exploration, and naval conflict. British Pirates in Print and Performanc e explores representations of pirates through dozens of stage performances, including adaptations by Byron, Scott, and Cooper. Zusammenfassung Fictional or real! pirates haunted the imagination of the 18th and 19th century-British public during this great period of maritime commerce! exploration! and naval conflict. British Pirates in Print and Performanc e explores representations of pirates through dozens of stage performances! including adaptations by Byron! Scott! and Cooper. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: Striding the Deck, Strutting the Stage 1. A Nation of Pirates 2. Pirates on Stage 3. Byron's The Corsair 4. Scott's The Pirate 5. Cooper's The Pilot and The Red Rover 6. Pirate Sex 7. She-Pirates 8. Pirate Clichés Appendix: Chronology of Pirate Plays in Britain

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Frederick Burwick, Manushag N. Powell, Frederick Powell Burwick, M. Powell, Manushag N. Burwick Powell, M Powell
• Verlag: Palgrave UK
• Inhalt: Buch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.03.2015
• Thema: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Sonstige Sprachen / Sonstige Literaturen
• EAN: 9781137339911
• ISBN: 978-1-137-33991-1
• Anzahl Seiten: 241
• Serie: Nineteenth-Century Major Lives; Nineteenth-Century Major Lives
• Themen: B, Cultural Studies, Performing Arts, Cultural Theory, Theatre Studies, Literature: history & criticism, Literary theory, Culture—Study and teaching, Theatre and Performance Arts, European Literature, Theater—History, Theatre History, Literature—History and criticism, Literary History, British literature, British and Irish Literature, Palgrave Literature Collection, Literature—Philosophy, Literature: history and criticism, fiction;Great Britain;Imagination;stage