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English drama --- Theater --- Théâtre anglais --- Théâtre --- History and criticism --- History --- Histoire et critique --- Histoire --- --1890-1900, --- History and criticism. --- Théâtre anglais --- Théâtre --- English drama - 19th century - History and criticism --- Theater - Great Britain - History - 19th century

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This anthology presents annotated scripts of four major burlesques by key playwrights: Melodrama Mad! or, the Siege of Troy by Thomas John Dibdin (1819); Telemachus; or, the Island of Calypso by J.R. Planché (1834); The Iliad; or, the Siege of Troy by Robert Brough (1858) and Ulysses; or the Ironclad Warriors and the Little Tug of War by F.C. Burnand (1865).Beloved legend, archaeological riddle and educational staple: Homer's epic tales of the Trojan War and its aftermath were vividly reimagined in nineteenth-century Britain. Classical burlesques-exceptionally successful theatrical entertainments-continually mined the Iliad and Odyssey to lucrative comic effect. Burlesques combined song, dance and slapstick comedy with an eclectic kaleidoscope of topical allusions. From namedropping boxing legends to recasting Shakespearean combats, epic adaptations overflow with satirical commentary on politics, cultural highlights and everyday current affairs.In uncovering Homer's irreverently playful afterlife, this selection showcases burlesque's development and wide appeal. The critical introduction analyses how these plays contested the accessibility of classical antiquity and dramatic performance. Textual and literary annotations, with contemporary illustrations, illuminate the juxtaposed sources to establish these repackaged epics as indispensable tools for unlocking nineteenth-century social, cultural and political history.

Dibdin, Thomas, --- Planché, J. R. --- Brough, Robert B. --- Burnand, F. C. --- Burlesques --- English drama - 19th century - History and criticism --- Burlesque (Theater) - Great Britain - History - 19th century --- Trojan War - Literature and the war --- Troy (Extinct city) - Literature --- Carthage (Extinct city) - Literature --- English literature - Classical influences

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During the French Revolution most performances on the London stage were strictly censored, but political attitudes found indirect expression. New and popular genres like pantomime, gothic drama, history plays, musical and spectacular entertainment, and, above all, melodrama provided metaphors for the hopes and fears inspired by the conflict in France and subsequent European wars. This 2001 book looks at how British drama and popular entertainment were affected by the ideas and events of the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars. He argues that melodrama had its origins in this period, with certain gothic villains displaying qualities attributed to Robespierre and Napoleon, and that recurrent images of incarceration and dispossession reflected fears of arbitrary persecution, from the tyranny of the Bastille to the Jacobin's Reign of Terror. By a cultural analysis of the popular entertainment and theatre performances of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Taylor reveals issues of ideological conflict and psychological stress.

Theater --- English drama --- History --- History and criticism --- 18th century --- 19th century --- France --- Revolution, 1789-1799 --- Influence --- Theater - England - London - History - 18th century. --- Theater - England - London - History - 19th century. --- History and criticism. --- Influence. --- Foreign public opinion, British. --- Literature and the revolution. --- Theater - England - London - History - 18th century --- Theater - England - London - History - 19th century --- English drama - 18th century - History and criticism --- English drama - 19th century - History and criticism

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"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. Prof. Stephen Behrendt (Nebraska) has described the book as "wonderfully convincing" and "something wholly new in Shelley studies", while Prof. Tim Webb (Bristol) describes Mulhallen as having a "more precisely developed sense of the theatrical possibilities of Shelley's work than almost anybody who has written about Shelley". The Theatre of Shelley is essential reading for anyone interested in Romanticism, nineteenth-century culture and the history of theatre."--Publisher's website.

English drama -- 19th century -- History and criticism. --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, -- 1792-1822 -- Dramatic works -- Criticism and interpretation. --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, -- 1792-1822. -- Cenci. --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, -- 1792-1822. -- Charles the First. --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, -- 1792-1822. -- Hellas. --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, -- 1792-1822. -- Prometheus unbound. --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, -- 1792-1822. -- Swellfoot the Tyrant. --- English drama --- History and criticism. --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe, --- Shelley, P. B. --- Dramatic works --- Criticism and interpretation. --- Sheli, Persi Bish, --- Hsüeh-lai, --- Hermit of Marlow, --- Marlow, --- Victor, --- Shelli, Persi-Bishi, --- Šéli, Pérsi Ba, --- Shilī, --- Selley, Persy Byss, --- Shelli, P., --- Шелли, Перси Биши, --- שלי, פרסי ביש --- שלי, פרסי ביש, --- שעלי, פוירסי --- شلي --- Śeli, Pārsi Bīśa, --- Poetry --- Irish poets. --- Masks in literature. --- Irish poets --- Poems --- Verses (Poetry) --- Literature --- Masks. --- Philosophy --- Yeats, W. B. --- Yeats, William Butler --- D. E. D. I., --- Daemon Est Deus Inversus, --- Ganconagh, --- I., D. E. D., --- Йейтс, У. Б. --- Ĭeĭts, U. B. --- Йейтс, Уильям Батлер, --- Ĭeĭts, Uilʹi︠a︡m Batler, --- Weilian Batele Yezhi, --- Yeṭs, Ṿilyam Baṭler, --- יטס, יטלאם בטלר --- ייטס, ויליאם בטלר, --- 威廉,巴特勒,叶芝, --- Shelley, Percy Bysshe --- Irish poetry --- Irish literature