Women, Nationalism, and the Romantic Stage: Theatre and Politics in Britain, 1780-1800

by Betsy Bolton

Book Overview

In the 1780s and 90s, theater critics described the stage as a state in political tumult, while politicians invoked theater as a model for politics both good and bad. In this study, Betsy Bolton examines the ways Romantic women performers and playwrights used theatrical conventions to intervene in politics. This well illustrated study draws on canonical poetry and personal memoirs, popular drama and parliamentary debates, political caricatures and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521023033
• ISBN13: 9780521023030
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 292 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"