Theatres of opposition : empire, revolution, and Richard Brinsley Sheridan /
This study considers Richard Brinsley Sheridan's theatrical and political commitments side by side. It offers a challenging new take on a misunderstood writer and presents important new insights into the relationship between theatre and parliament in the 18th century.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2012.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
Table of Contents:
- Prologue: 'The Atlas of the Stage and State'
- Part I: Representing (Mis)representations
- 1. First Principles: the American War and the 'Playwright Patriot'
- 2. 'Gross Deceptions': Newspapers, Theatre, and the Propaganda War
- Part II: Rhetorics of Atrocity
- 3. Tyranny in India; or, Britain's Character Lost. A Tragedy
- 4. 'Hear Me!': Pizarro and the Politics of Silence
- Part III: Revolutionary Stage Effects
- 5. Managing Performance: State, Spectacle, Spectator
- 6. 'Systems of Terror': The Scenography of Incarceration
- Epilogue: 'Sherry Andrews' and the Antitheatricality of Politics.