Staging Fairyland: Folklore, Children's Entertainment, and Nineteenth-Century Pantomime

by Jennifer Schacker

Book Overview

Examines pantomime and theatricality in nineteenth-century histories of folklore and the fairy tale.

In nineteenth-century Britain, the spectacular and highly profitable theatrical form known as "pantomime" was part of a shared cultural repertoire and a significant medium for the transmission of stories. Rowdy, comedic, and slightly risqu , pantomime productions were situated in dynamic relationship with various forms of print and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814345905
• ISBN13: 9780814345900
• Release Date: December 2018
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"