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The French Revolution and the London stage, 1789-1805 /

This book looks at how British drama and popular entertainment were affected by the ideas and events of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. By a cultural analysis of the popular entertainment and theatre performances of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries it reveals issues of ideological...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taylor, George, 1940-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2000.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction; Chapter 1 England and France in 1789; Chapter 2 The Revolution; Chapter 3 From the Federation to the Terror; Chapter 4 Dramatising (the) Terror; Chapter 5 Performance and performing; Chapter 6 The shadow of Napoleon; Chapter 7 Theatre and alienation; Reflections towards a conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.