Staging Romantic Chameleons and Imposters

Staging Romantic Chameleons and Imposters

Author: William D. Brewer

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2015-01-15

Total Pages: 409

ISBN-13: 113738719X

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Examining chameleonic identities as seen in theatrical performances and literary texts during the Romantic period, this study explores cultural attitudes toward imposture and how it reveals important and much-debated issues about this time period. Brewer shows chameleonism evoked anxieties about both social instability and British selfhood.