All the world's a stage
Subtitle: dramatic sensibility in Mary Shelley's novels
By: Charlene E. Bunnell.
Series: Studies in major literary authors ;; v. 9
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2002
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 212
Subjects: Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Knowledge -- Performing arts.; Shelley, Mary Wollstonecraft, 1797-1851 -- Knowledge -- Psychology.; Performing arts in literature.; Theater in literature.; Self in literature.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-203) and index.
Table of contents: title: Roots of Mary Shelley's dramatic sensibility; title: Frankenstein: storytelling as dramatic performance; title: Mathilda: life as theatrical production; title: The last man: autobiography as drama; title: Valperga: theatrical plots and dramatic intrigue; title: Perkin Warbeck: problematic roles and identities; title: Lodore: public spectacle and private lives; title: Falkner: the illusion of romance.