Victorian Pantomime: A Collection of Critical Essays
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| Rating | : | 4.69 (935 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B009AURLGW |
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| Number of Pages | : | 113 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-04-26 |
| Language | : | English |
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SULLIVAN Honorary Fellow, University of Exeter, UK MILLIE TAYLOR University of Winchester, UK SHARON ARONOFSKY WELTMAN Professor of English and Director of English Graduate Studies, Louisiana State University, USA . JACKY BRATTON Professor of Theatre and Cultural History, Royal Holloway, University of London, UK ANN FEATHERSTONE Performance Historian in the Department of Dra
Not only of interest to theatre historians, Victorian Pantomime will also prove useful to students and scholars in the disciplines of Victorian studies, cultural studies, and popular entertainment.' - Simon Sladen, New Theatre Quarterly
It takes us through the various manifestations of British pantomime in the Victorian period and its ambivalent relationship with Victorian values.. Featuring contributions by new and established nineteenth-century theatre scholars, this collection of critical essays is the first of its kind devoted solely to Victorian pantomime