Publication

2009 - Cambridge University Press, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

86,250 words, Guess

Page Count

345 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archiveromanticdramaact00burw
  • ISBN-139780521889674
  • ISBN-100521889677
  • Goodreads6416933
  • LibraryThing8321201
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Classifications

  • DDC792.0942
  • LCCPN2593 .B87 2009
  • LCCPN2593.B87 2009

Description

"This book examines manifestations of change in acting, stage design, setting, and the new forms of drama during the Romantic period. Actors exercised a persistent habit of stepping out of their roles, whether scripted or not. Burwick traces the radical shifts in acting style from Garrick to Kemble and Siddons, and to Kean and Macready, adding a new dimension to understanding the shift in cultural sensibility from early to later Romantic literature. Eye-witness accounts by theatre-goers and critics attending plays at the major playhouses of London, the provinces, and on the Continent are provided, allowing readers to identify with the experience of being in the theatre during this tumultuous period."--Jacket.

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Romantic drama: acting and reactingCambridge University Press2009-01-01

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