John Russell Stephens

The Profession of the Playwright

British Theatre, 1800 1900

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the working world of the playwright in nineteenth-century Britain.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 276
• Erscheinungstermin: 12. Januar 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9780521259132
• ISBN-10: 0521259134
• Artikelnr.: 29337508

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
1. The smell of lamps and orange peel
2. 'A devil of a trade'
3. The profit-sharing revolution
4. Piracy and the defence of dramatic property
5. Booksellers and dramatic publishing
6. From wings to centre stage
7. The new professionals
Appendixes
Notes
Bibliography
Index of plays and playwrights
General index.