Eighteenth-Century Brechtians: Theatrical Satire in the Age of Walpole

by Joel Schechter

Book Overview

Eighteenth-Century Brechtians is a collection of essays by a well-known author on comic and radical political theatre. It looks at stage satires by John Gay, Henry Fielding, George Farquhar, Charlotte Charke, David Garrick and their contemporaries through the lens of Brecht's theory and practice. 15 b&w illustrations.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0859893359
• ISBN13: 9780859893350
• Release Date: July 2018
• Publisher: University of Exeter Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"