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Percy Shelley (1792-1822) was one of the major English Romantic
poets. This biography of emphasises the political, revolutionary
side of his dramatic life. Shelley has long been revered for his
poems To A Skylark and The Mask of Anarchy, but this was not always
the case. During his short and tragic life he was regarded with
loathing as an immoral atheist and his work received damning
reviews as a result. His was a story of extremes - his radical
ideas were unusual as he was the son of a wealthy landowner and set
to become a Whig MP. Today, a focus on his belief in sexual freedom
and vegetarianism often eclipses his informed internationalist and
revolutionary politics. Admired by Oscar Wilde, Thomas Hardy, W. B.
Yeats and Karl Marx, Shelley's legacy remains with us today - his
words have been used by popular movements from the Chartists and
the Suffragettes to Tiananmen Square, the Poll Tax protesters and
modern Greek solidarity movements.
This is the first full-length study of Shelley's plays in
performance. It offers a rich, meticulously researched history of
Shelley's role as a playwright and dramatist and a reassessment of
his "closet dramas" as performable pieces of theatre. With chapters
on each of Shelley's dramatic works, the book provides a thorough
discussion of the poet's stagecraft, and analyses performances of
his plays from the Georgian period to today. In addition, Mulhallen
offers details of the productions Shelley saw in England and Italy,
many not identified before, as well as a vivid account of the
actors and personalities that constituted the theatrical scene of
his time. Her research reveals Shelley as an extraordinarily
talented playwright, whose fascination with contemporary theatrical
theory and practice seriously challenges the notion that he was a
reluctant dramatist. This study is a major contribution to recent
reassessments of Shelley's work and an invaluable resource for
anybody interested in Romantic writing and the history of theatre.
This is the first full-length study of Shelley's plays in
performance. It offers a rich, meticulously researched history of
Shelley's role as a playwright and dramatist and a reassessment of
his "closet dramas" as performable pieces of theatre. With chapters
on each of Shelley's dramatic works, the book provides a thorough
discussion of the poet's stagecraft, and analyses performances of
his plays from the Georgian period to today. In addition, Mulhallen
offers details of the productions Shelley saw in England and Italy,
many not identified before, as well as a vivid account of the
actors and personalities that constituted the theatrical scene of
his time. Her research reveals Shelley as an extraordinarily
talented playwright, whose fascination with contemporary theatrical
theory and practice seriously challenges the notion that he was a
reluctant dramatist. This study is a major contribution to recent
reassessments of Shelley's work and an invaluable resource for
anybody interested in Romantic writing and the history of theatre.
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