Acting Theory and the English Stage, 1700-1830

By Lisa Zunshine

During the eighteenth century, treatises on the science of elocution, gesture and naturalness abounded. This title draws together a representative selection of the most difficult-to-access texts in the period. It helps cultural historians to examine the place of stagecraft in the eighteenth-century imagination.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138665258
• ISBN13: 9781138665255
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 1782 Pages