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Illegitimate Theatre in London, 1770-1840 (Paperback)
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Illegitimate Theatre in London, 1770-1840 (Paperback)
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Towards the end of the eighteenth century, a major transformation
took place in British dramatic culture. At the heart of that
transformation was the controversial emergence of an illegitimate
theatre, and a cultural struggle between London's patent playhouses
(Drury Lane, Covent Garden and the Haymarket) and the new,
so-called minor theatres. This was the first book to explore the
institutions, genres, and performance history of this illegitimate
theatre. Jane Moody's lively account considers the prohibition of
tragedy and comedy at London's minor theatres and describes the
various ingenious ways in which performers circumnavigated the law.
Moody brings to light illicit productions of Shakespeare and the
minor theatres' fascination with dramatic subjects censored on the
legitimate stage. Illegitimate Theatre represents an important
contribution to our understanding of nineteenth-century cultural
politics and also offers a powerful critique of theatre's position
in the literary history of Romanticism.
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