Theater history has often been interpreted in ways which highlight and omit key elements. Jacky Bratton explores this dilemma by examining how theater history has been chronicled and interpreted. Analyzing case studies from nineteenth-century British theater, Bratton reveals the difference between the existence of "the drama" (plays and play literature) and "the stage" (performance, theater building, and attendance).
Theater history has often been interpreted in ways which highlight and omit key elements. Jacky Bratton explores this dilemma by examining how theater...
Originally published in 1981. Many of the classics of children s literature were produced in the Victorian period. But "Alice in Wonderland" and "The King of the Golden River" were not the books offered to the majority of children of the time. When writing for children began to be taken seriously, it was not as an art, but as an instrument of moral suasion, practical instruction, Christian propaganda or social control.
This book describes and evaluates this body of literature. It places the books in the economic and social contexts of their writing and publication, and considers many of...
Originally published in 1981. Many of the classics of children s literature were produced in the Victorian period. But "Alice in Wonderland" and "T...
