Jane Austen and the Theatre

ISBN-13: 9780521652131 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 214 str.

Penny Gay

Opis

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.

Recenzje

'A rich and enlightening book. Gay brings the eye of an expert in drama to Austen's work with meticulous good sense and some panache.' Independent on Sunday

Spis treści

1. Jane Austen and the theatre; 2. Sense and Sensibility: comic and tragic drama; 3. Northanger Abbey: Catherine's adventures in the Gothic theatre; 4. Pride and Prejudice: the comedienne and heroine; 5: Mansfield Park: Fanny's education in the theatre; 6. Emma: private theatricals in Highbury; 7. Persuasion and melodrama; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.