Romantic drama
Subtitle: acting and reacting
By: Frederick Burwick.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 345
ISBN-13: 9780521889674
Subjects: Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 18th century; Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century; English drama -- 18th century -- History and criticism; English drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Acting -- History -- 18th century; Acting -- History -- 19th century; Theater audiences -- Great Britain -- History; Theaters -- Stage-setting and scenery -- Great Britain -- History; Theater and society -- Great Britain -- History; Theater -- Political aspects -- Great Britain -- History
Description: "This book examines manifestations of change in acting, stage design, setting, and the new forms of drama during the Romantic period. Actors exercised a persistent habit of stepping out of their roles, whether scripted or not. Burwick traces the radical shifts in acting style from Garrick to Kemble and Siddons, and to Kean and Macready, adding a new dimension to understanding the shift in cultural sensibility from early to later Romantic literature. Eye-witness accounts by theatre-goers and critics attending plays at the major playhouses of London, the provinces, and on the Continent are provided, allowing readers to identify with the experience of being in the theatre during this tumultuous period."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.