M. Powell

British Pirates in Print and Performance

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Fictional or real, pirates haunted the imagination of the 18th and 19th century-British public during this great period of maritime commerce, exploration, and naval conflict. British Pirates in Print and Performanc e explores representations of pirates through dozens of stage performances, including adaptations by Byron, Scott, and Cooper.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Palgrave Macmillan / Palgrave Macmillan US / Springer Palgrave Macmillan
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: 978-1-137-33991-1
• 2015
• Seitenzahl: 231
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. März 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 223mm x 144mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 399g
• ISBN-13: 9781137339911
• ISBN-10: 1137339918
• Artikelnr.: 41640082

Autorenporträt

Manushag N. Powell is Associate Professor of English and a University Faculty Scholar at Purdue University, USA.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: Striding the Deck, Strutting the Stage 1. A Nation of Pirates 2. Pirates on Stage 3. Byron's The Corsair 4. Scott's The Pirate 5. Cooper's The Pilot and The Red Rover 6. Pirate Sex 7. She-Pirates 8. Pirate Clichés Appendix: Chronology of Pirate Plays in Britain

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Introduction: Striding the Deck, Strutting the Stage 1. A Nation of Pirates 2. Pirates on Stage 3. Byron's The Corsair 4. Scott's The Pirate 5. Cooper's The Pilot and The Red Rover 6. Pirate Sex 7. She-Pirates 8. Pirate Clichés Appendix: Chronology of Pirate Plays in Britain