Seven Gothic Dramas, 1789-1825: 1789-1825

by Jeffrey N. Cox

Book Overview

The Gothic drama came at a critical moment in the history of the theater, of British culture, and of European politics in the shadow of France's revolution and the fall of Napoleon. It offered playwrights a medium to express the prevailing ideological tensions of romanticism and revolution, and also responded to a growing and changing theater audience. In a wide-ranging introduction, Cox explores Gothic drama's links with romanticism and its relation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821410652
• ISBN13: 9780821410653
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 425 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"