Women in British Romantic Theatre: Drama, Performance, and Society, 1790-1840

Book Overview

First published in 2000, this collection of essays examine the extraordinary contribution of women playwrights, actors, translators, critics and managers who worked in British theatre during the romantic period. Focusing on women well known during their day but neglected for some 150 years, the volume provides a crucial perspective that revises historical narratives and reflects the rapidly changing terrain of scholarship in the complex field of romantic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521032431
• ISBN13: 9780521032438
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 364 Pages
• Weight: 1.17 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"