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John Ruskin and the Victorian Theatre

By Jeffrey Richards , Katherine Newey

Book information

Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Year
2010
ISBN
0230524990, 9780230524996
LCC
PN2594 .N49 2010
Open Library ID
OL24054468M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
1 MB (1444880 bytes)
Pages
268\268
Orientation
yes
Scanned
no
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

This the first sustained study of the interest of John Ruskin in the theatre of his time. It examines Ruskin's active engagement with and influence on the Victorian popular theatre. Ruskin was an enthusiastic and catholic theatre-goer, enjoying pantomime as much as Shakespeare. Through the lens of Ruskin's discussions of pantomime, melodrama, Shakespearean tragedy, and painting and the stage, Newey and Richards offer a new view of the late Victorian stage focusing on London's West End in its heyday.

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