Shakespeare's Victorian Stage
Performing History in the Theatre of Charles Kean
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Product details:
- Edition number New ed
- Publisher Cambridge University Press
- Date of Publication 14 December 2006
- ISBN 9780521034364
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages224 pages
- Size 228x152x13 mm
- Weight 346 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 24 b/w illus. 0
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Short description:
This book explores the revivals of Shakespeare's history plays as staged by actor-manager Charles Kean in mid-Victorian London.
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This book explores the revivals of Shakespeare's history plays during the Victorian period, as staged by the famous actor-manager Charles Kean. Between 1852 and 1859, Kean produced celebrated productions of Henry V, Henry VIII, King John, Macbeth and Richard II, renowned for their unprecendented attention to antiquarian detail in sets, costumes, and properties (many of which are shown in the book's illustrations). These productions provided audiences with an unparalleled opportunity to participate in the Victorian obsession with history, especially of the medieval period. Using valuable primary sources, including promptbooks, scenic designs, costume sketches and contemporary reviews, Richard Schoch places mid-Victorian attitudes towards the theatre in the context of major intellectual and political movements of the age. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of theatre history, Shakespeare studies and Victorian culture.
"Richly researched and clearly written, the book makes a strong contribution to the growing body of work on Shakespeare and the Victorian period." South Atlantic Review
Table of Contents:
List of illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. 'The prince of theatrical antiquaries'; 2. 'Admirable exemplifications': the rise of theatrical historicism; 3. 'Solid fragments': the poetics of performing history; 4. 'The homestead of history': medievalism and nationhood on the mid-Victorian stage; 5. Clio: the Muse that got away; Envoi: 'Getting away from everything feels good'; Bibliography; Index.
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