Victorian Pantomime: A Collection of Critical Essays
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| Rating | : | 4.21 (937 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0230221599 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 230 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-10-24 |
| Language | : | English |
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JACKY BRATTON Professor of Theatre and Cultural History, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK ANN FEATHERSTONE Performance Historian in the Department of Drama, University of Manchester, UK RICHARD FOULKES Emeritus Professor of Theatre History, University of Leicester, UK DAVID MAYER Emeritus Professor of Drama and Research Professor, University of Manchester, UK JANICE NORWOOD Lecturer in English Literature, University of Hertfordshire, UK CAROLINE RADC
Not only of interest to theatre historians, Victorian Pantomime will also prove useful to students and scholars in the disciplines of Victorian studies, cultural studies, and popular entertainment.' - Simon Sladen, New Theatre Quarterly
It takes us through the various manifestations of British pantomime in the Victorian period and its ambivalent relationship with Victorian values.. Featuring contributions by new and established nineteenth-century theatre scholars, this collection of critical essays is the first of its kind devoted solely to Victorian pantomime