Jane Austen and the Theatre (Hardcover)

Jane Austen was fascinated by theater from her childhood, but the myth remains that she was anti-theatrical. Contemporary film and television have shown how naturally dramatic her stories are. Penny Gay's book describes for the first time the rich theatrical context of Austen's writing, and the intersections between her novels and contemporary drama. Gay relates Austen's mature novels to the various genres of eighteenth-century drama--laughing comedy, sentimental comedy and tragedy, Gothic theatre, early melodrama. She demonstrates the complexity of Austen's analysis of the pervasive theatricality of her society.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	June 2002
First published:	2002
Authors:	Penny Gay
Dimensions:	236 x 160 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	214
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-65213-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Novels, other prose & writers > General
LSN:	0-521-65213-8
Barcode:	9780521652131

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