|
|
Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > General
The shift in temporal modalities of Romantic Theatre was the
consequence of internal as well as external developments:
internally, the playwright was liberated from the old imperative of
"Unity of Time" and the expectation that the events of the play
must not exceed the hours of a single day; externally, the new
social and cultural conformance to the time-keeping schedules of
labour and business that had become more urgent with the industrial
revolution. In reviewing the theatre of the Romantic era, this
monograph draws attention to the ways in which theatre reflected
the pervasive impact of increased temporal urgency in social and
cultural behaviour. The contribution this book makes to the study
of drama in the early nineteenth century is a renewed emphasis on
time as a prominent element in Romantic dramaturgy, and a
reappraisal of the extensive experimentation on how time
functioned.
The vocabulary and sentence structures have been kept simple so
that the stories can be enjoyed without too much help, and a
Glossary is included in every book giving explanations of the more
difficult words. With attractive colour illustrations accompanying
the stories, the Asian Favourite Stories Series aims to encourage
children to read stories with a familiar background for their
enjoyment and pleasure.
|
|