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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790806903321

Autore

Bunnell Charlene E. <1953->

Titolo

"All the world's a stage" : dramatic sensibility in Mary Shelley's novels / / Charlene E. Bunnell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-136-71364-6

0-415-86687-1

1-315-02384-9

1-136-71357-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (227 p.)

Collana

Studies in major literary authors ; ; Volume 9

Studies in major literary authors ; ; v. 9

Disciplina

823/.7

Soggetti

Performing arts in literature

Self in literature

Theater in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"First Published 2002 by Routledge"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-203) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: Roots of Mary Shelley's Dramatic Sensibility; Chapter Three: Frankenstein: Storytelling as Dramatic Performance; Chapter Four: Mathilda: Life as Theatrical Production; Chapter Five: The Last Man: Autobiography as Drama; Chapter Six: Valperga: Theatrical Plots and Dramatic Intrigue; Chapter Seven: Perkin Warbeck: Problematic Roles and Identities; Chapter Eight: Lodore: Public Spectacle and Private Lives; Chapter Nine: Falkner: The Illusion of Romance

Chapter Ten: ConclusionBibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

First Published in 2002. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.