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Title: THE ANCIENT WORLD ON THE VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN STAGE
By: Jeffrey Richards
Format: Hardback

List price: £79.99


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ISBN 10: 0230229360
ISBN 13: 9780230229365
Publisher: PALGRAVE MACMILLAN
Pub. date: 9 October, 2009
Pages: 278
Description: The first study of the depictions of the Ancient World on the Victorian and Edwardian stage, this book analyzes plays set in and dramatising the histories of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Babylon and the Holy Land. In doing so, it seeks to locate theatre within the wider culture, tracing its links and interaction with other cultural forms.
Synopsis: The first study of the depictions of the Ancient World on the Victorian and Edwardian stage, this book analyzes plays set in and dramatising the histories of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Babylon and the Holy Land. In doing so, it seeks to locate theatre within the wider culture, tracing its links and interaction with other cultural forms.
Illustrations: 1 black & white illustrations, biography
Publication: UK
Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan
Returns: Returnable
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