The Censorship of English Drama 1824-1901
The Censorship of English Drama 1824-1901

Author: John Russell Stephens

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2010-06-10

Total Pages: 232

ISBN-13: 9780521136556

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Originally published in 1980, this was the first study to make use of the Lord Chamberlain's files on English stage censorship. Dramatic censorship is shown to be a significant index of the Victorian age and the book fills an important gap in the knowledge and understanding not only of Victorian theatre, but of Victorian manners and attitudes.

Henry Irving's Waterloo
Henry Irving's Waterloo

Author: W. D. King

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2023-11-10

Total Pages: 330

ISBN-13: 0520333322

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In this creative study of history and popular culture, W. D. King ingeniously illustrates how a long-forgotten instance in theatre history can reveal the very process of historical change itself. Late in the nineteenth century, Henry Irving, the leading actor-manager of the English stage, was scathingly attacked by George Bernard Shaw for his popular performance in Conan Doyle's play, A Story of Waterloo. Shaw's review was one of the first onslaughts in a war against the old guard of the English stage, against Victorianism, against England and Empire itself. King's depiction of this event and its aftermath illuminates the period's crucial values and cultural issues, and is presented in a manner that is both convincing and highly entertaining. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1993.

Oscar Wilde
Oscar Wilde

Author: Karl Beckson

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 454

ISBN-13: 0415159520

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Oscar Wilde (1854-1900). British dramatist whose works and wit often attracted scandalized protest. Writings include: The Happy Prince, The Picture of Dorian Gray, The Importance of Being Earnest.

The Importance of Being Earnest
The Importance of Being Earnest

Author: Oscar Wilde

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-01-22

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1472585216

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The Importance of Being Earnest is one of the most enduringly popular of British comic dramas, and a mainstay of English literature and drama courses at college and university level. This is an ideal edition for students with on-page notes to help clarify meaning, and a completely new introduction. In the new introduction, Francesca Coppa explores recent critical approaches to the play, including queer and postcolonial readings, as well as giving the context in which the play was written and how it relates to Wilde's personal life and public persona. The introduction also discusses the play's stage history, providing students with an ideal overview of the play and its resonances for contemporary audiences.

Shakespeare on the American Stage: From Booth and Barrett to Sothern and Marlowe
Shakespeare on the American Stage: From Booth and Barrett to Sothern and Marlowe

Author: Charles Harlen Shattuck

Publisher: Associated University Presses

Published: 1976

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 0918016770

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This set of essays, which surveys major developments in the winding down of nineteenth-century methods of Shakespeare staging, spans the decades from the 1880s to about 1920. The Epilogue describes the American celebration of the Tercentenary of Shakespeare's death.