Children and theatre in Victorian Britain : 'all work, no play' /
This is an interdisciplinary study of children on the Victorian stage, examining the social and historical context in which children worked in the theatre during the nineteenth century
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Basingstoke [England] ; New York :
Palgrave Macmillan,
2008
Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : 2008 Basingstoke [England] ; New York : 2008 |
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| Summary: | This is an interdisciplinary study of children on the Victorian stage, examining the social and historical context in which children worked in the theatre during the nineteenth century "The cult of the child performer was a significant emergence of the Victorian age. This is the first major study of children in Victorian theatre. It exposes the contradictions between Victorian conception of childhood and fashions in the theatrical taste. Forgotten scripts are rediscovered, while new light is shed on familiar texts such as Alice in Wonderland and the Pirates of Penzance. At the centre are the child actors, the social, political and artistic context of their working lives, and their developing professionalism."--Jacket |
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| Item Description: | This WorldCat-derived record is shareable under Open Data Commons ODC-BY, with attribution to OCLC |
| Physical Description: | x, 306 p. : ill. ; 23 cm x, 306 p. ; 23 cm x, 306 pages ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 287-296) and index Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-296) and index |
| ISBN: | 0230551556 (alk. paper) 0230551556 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0230551556 9780230551558 (alk. paper) 9780230551558 (hbk. : alk. paper) 9780230551558 |