Romantic Actors, Romantic Dramas: British Tragedy on the Regency Stage

by James Armstrong

This book reinterprets British dramas of the early-nineteenth century through the lens of the star actors for whom they were written. Unlike most playwrights of previous generations, the writers of British Romantic dramas generally did not work in the theatre themselves. However, they closely followed the careers of star performers. Even when they did not directly know actors, they had what media theorists have dubbed "para-social interactions" with...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3031137094
• ISBN13: 9783031137099
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 233 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.8" x 8.3"