Norman S Poser

The Birth of Modern Theatre

Rivalry, Riots, and Romance in the Age of Garrick

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

The Birth of Modern Theatre is a vivid description of the eighteenth-century London theatre scene - a time when the theatre took on many of the features of our modern stage.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 184
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Oktober 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 290g
• ISBN-13: 9781138333604
• ISBN-10: 1138333603
• Artikelnr.: 53878749

Autorenporträt

Norman S. Poser is Professor Emeritus at Brooklyn Law School. His previous books include Lord Mansfield: Justice in the Age of Reason and Escape: A Jewish Scandinavian Family in the Second World War.

Inhaltsangabe

List of figures
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Chapter 1: Dawn of an Era
Chapter 2: Garrick in love
Chapter 3: The cultural context
Chapter 4: The Licensing Act
Chapter 5: The actors¿ strike
Chapter 6: An Irish interlude
Chapter 7: A visit to the theatre
Chapter 8: A community of friends and rivals
Chapter 9: Garrick onstage
Chapter 10: The actor as celebrity
Chapter 11: Garrick rules at Drury Lane
Chapter 12: Shakespeare mania
Chapter 13: The English Aristophanes
Chapter 14: Foote and the dangerous duchess
Chapter 15: A turbulent spirit
Chapter 16: The Macbeth riots
Chapter 17: End of an era
Epilogue
Bibliography