Oliver! - A Dickensian Musical

Informationen zum Autor Marc Napolitano is an assistant professor of English at the United States Military Academy, West Point. He attained his Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where his research interests included Victorian literature, Dickensian studies, and adaptation theory. Klappentext This book tells the full story of the genesis and legacy of Lionel Bart's most famous musical Oliver!, the beloved English musical from the golden age of Broadway. Zusammenfassung This book tells the full story of the genesis and legacy of Lionel Bart's most famous musical Oliver!, the beloved English musical from the golden age of Broadway. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1 Setting the Stage: Oliver Twist, Lionel Bart, and Cultural Contexts Chapter 2 "The image for the show came to me from a candy": Writing Oliver! Chapter 3 "There is no reason why the show should not be a big success": Oliver!'s Evolution Chapter 4 "This was the real Dickens": The Triumph of Oliver! Chapter 5 "Oliver! Oliver!": A Reading Chapter 6 Traveling Far and Wide: Oliver! Abroad Chapter 7 "There were scenes in the David Lean film that were simply too painful": Oliver! from Stage to Screen to Stage Epilogue Bibliography

Product details

• Authors: Marc Napolitano, Marc (Assistant Professor in English Napolitano
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 11.12.2014
• EAN: 9780199364824
• ISBN: 978-0-19-936482-4
• No. of pages: 304
• Subjects: Education and learning > Adult education/adult education classes > Self-tuition materials (general); Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries