William Godwin and the Theatre

Informationen zum Autor O'Shaughnessy, David Klappentext William Godwin is one of the most important figures of the Romantic period. He wrote four plays at the end of the 18th/beginning of the 19th centuries. This book has two main objectives: to provide the first comprehensive discussion of these four plays, and to consider the notion of theatricality in relation to Godwin's political project. Zusammenfassung William Godwin is one of the most important figures of the Romantic period. He wrote four plays at the end of the 18th/beginning of the 19th centuries. This book has two main objectives: to provide the first comprehensive discussion of these four plays, and to consider the notion of theatricality in relation to Godwin’s political project. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction: ‘A Head Full of Plays and Novels’; Chapter 1 Godwin and London’s Theatrical World; Chapter 2 ‘The Link Between the Literary Class of Mankind and the Uninstructed’: St Dunstan and Caleb Williams; Chapter 3 ‘Applause Hitherto Would Be Impertinent’: Spectacle and Anti-spectacle in Antonio and St Leon; Chapter 4 Conversation and Spectacle in Abbas, Faulkener and Fleetwood; conclusion Conclusion;

Product details

• Authors: David O'Shaughnessy
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2010
• EAN: 9781848930490
• ISBN: 978-1-84893-049-0
• No. of pages: 256
• Series: The Enlightenment World
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; English, LITERARY CRITICISM / Drama, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary studies: plays & playwrights, Literary studies: plays and playwrights