Jane Austen and the theatre
By: Penny Gay.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Cambridge, U.K; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Austen, Jane, 1775-1817 -- Knowledge -- Performing arts; Theater -- England -- History -- 19th century; Theater -- England -- History -- 18th century; Performing arts in literature; Theater in literature
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 193-198) and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: 1 Jane Austen's experience of theatre; title: 2 Sense and Sensibiliy: comic and tragic drama 26; title: 3 NorthangerAbbey: Catherine's adventures in the; title: Gothic theatre 52; title: 4 Pride and Preudice: the comedienne as heroine 73; title: 5 Mansfield Park/ Fanny's education in the theatre 98; title: 6 Emma: private theatricals in Highbury 123; title: 7 Persuasion and melodrama 147.