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Staging History - 1780-1840 (Paperback)
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Staging History - 1780-1840 (Paperback)
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In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, historical
subjects became some of the most popular topics for stage dramas of
all kinds on both sides of the Atlantic. This collection of essays
examines a number of extraordinary theatrical works in order to
cast light on their role in shaping a popular interpretation of
historical events. The medium of drama ensured that the telling of
these histories - the French Revolution and the American War of
Independence, for example, or the travels of Captain Cook and
Christopher Columbus - were brought to life through words, music
and spectacle. The scale of the productions was often ambitious: a
water tank with model floating ships was deployed at Sadler's Wells
for the staging of the Siege of Gibraltar, and another production
on the same theme used live cannons which set fire to the vessels
in each performance. This illustrated volume, researched and
written by experts in the field, explores contemporary theatrical
documents (playbills, set designs, musical scores) and images
(paintings, prints and illustrations) in seeking to explain what
counted as history and historical truth for the writers, performers
and audiences of these plays. In doing so it debates the peculiar
contradictions of staging history and re-examines some spectacular
box office hits.
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