The Modernist movement has been regarded as representing a crisis point in Western thought. This volume looks at that crisis in terms of its reinterpretation of ideas concerning vitalism: the animation of the universe, whether spiritual or based in physical energies, of the universe. Beginning with vitalism's historical background in the enlightenment and the nineteenth century, and moving through scientific, philosophical and literary disciplines, the contributors chart the progress of vitalism and its influence on modernist thought. The focal point is the work of Henri Bergson, whose part...
The Modernist movement has been regarded as representing a crisis point in Western thought. This volume looks at that crisis in terms of its reinterpr...
Drama in the Romantic period underwent radical changes affecting theatre performance, acting, and audience. Theatres were rebuilt and expanded to accommodate larger audiences, and consequently acting styles and the plays themselves evolved to meet the expectations of the new audiences. This book examines manifestations of change in acting, stage design, setting, and the new forms of drama. Actors exercised a persistent habit of stepping out of their roles, whether scripted or not. Burwick traces the radical shifts in acting style from Garrick to Kemble and Siddons, and to Kean and Macready,...
Drama in the Romantic period underwent radical changes affecting theatre performance, acting, and audience. Theatres were rebuilt and expanded to acco...
From the artistic practice of improvisation to the politics of nationalism, the essays in this volume break new ground and significantly extend our understanding of the relations between British and Italian culture in its analysis of the reception of Dante and Italian literature in British Romanticism.
From the artistic practice of improvisation to the politics of nationalism, the essays in this volume break new ground and significantly extend our un...
The first study of the productions of the minor theatres, how they were adapted to appeal to the local patrons and the audiences who worked and lived in these communities.
The first study of the productions of the minor theatres, how they were adapted to appeal to the local patrons and the audiences who worked and lived ...
Compiles 70 of the key terms most frequently used or discussed by authors of the Romantic period - and most often deliberated by critics and literary historians of the era.
Offers an indispensable resource for understanding the ideas and differing interpretations that shaped the Romantic period
Includes keywords spanning Abolition and Allegory, through Madness and Monsters, to Vision and Vampires
Features in-depth descriptions of each entry's direct meaning and connotations in relation to its usage and thought in literary culture
Provides deep...
Compiles 70 of the key terms most frequently used or discussed by authors of the Romantic period - and most often deliberated by critics and litera...
Fictional or real, pirates haunted the imagination of the 18th and 19th century-British public during this great period of maritime commerce, exploration, and naval conflict. British Pirates in Print and Performanc e explores representations of pirates through dozens of stage performances, including adaptations by Byron, Scott, and Cooper.
Fictional or real, pirates haunted the imagination of the 18th and 19th century-British public during this great period of maritime commerce, explorat...
The first study of the productions of the minor theatres, how they were adapted to appeal to the local patrons and the audiences who worked and lived in these communities.
The first study of the productions of the minor theatres, how they were adapted to appeal to the local patrons and the audiences who worked and lived ...
Frederick, Professor Burwick Manushag N. Powell M. Powell
Fictional or real, pirates haunted the imagination of the 18th and 19th century-British public during this great period of maritime commerce, exploration, and naval conflict. British Pirates in Print and Performanc e explores representations of pirates through dozens of stage performances, including adaptations by Byron, Scott, and Cooper.
Fictional or real, pirates haunted the imagination of the 18th and 19th century-British public during this great period of maritime commerce, explorat...
F. Burwick Frederick, Professor Burwick Paul Douglass
From the artistic practice of improvisation to the politics of nationalism, the essays in this volume break new ground and significantly extend our understanding of the relations between British and Italian culture in its analysis of the reception of Dante and Italian literature in British Romanticism.
From the artistic practice of improvisation to the politics of nationalism, the essays in this volume break new ground and significantly extend our un...
