04756nam 22006971c 450 991082522340332120200115203623.01-4725-3786-61-4742-1924-110.5040/9781474219242(CKB)3880000000002725(EBL)2075370(SSID)ssj0001515748(PQKBManifestationID)11804816(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001515748(PQKBWorkID)11482292(PQKB)10156593(MiAaPQ)EBC2075370(OCoLC)911492483(UtOrBLW)bpp09259669(EXLCZ)99388000000000272520160203d2015 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrVictorian classical burlesques a critical anthology Laura Monrós-GasparLondon Bloomsbury Academic 2015.1 online resource (313 p.)Bloomsbury Studies in Classical ReceptionDescription based upon print version of record.1-4725-3787-4 1-4725-3785-8 Includes bibliographical references and indexWhy classical burlesque? -- Enacting the past and the present -- The histories of Victorian classical burlesque -- Texts and contexts -- Note on the texts and this edition -- List of representative nineteenth-century classical burlesques -- Antigone : travestie / Edward L. Blanchard -- Alcestis, the original strong-minded woman / Francis Talfourd -- Medea; or, the best of mothers, with a brute of a husband / Robert Brough -- Electra in a new electric light / Francis TalfourdList of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- 1. Why Classical burlesque? -- 1.1. Enacting the past and the present -- 1.2. Texts and Contexts -- 1.3. Note on the texts and this edition -- 1.4. List of Representative Nineteenth-Century Classical Burlesques -- 2. Antigone Travestie, Edward Litt Leman Blanchard (1845) -- 3. Alcestis; or the Original Strong-Minded Woman, Francis Talfourd (1850) -- 4. Medea; or the Best of Mothers with a Brute of a Husband, Robert Brough (1856) -- 5. Electra in a New Electric Light, Francis Talfourd (1859) -- Bibliography -- IndexThe Victorian classical burlesque was a popular theatrical genre of the mid-19th century. It parodied ancient tragedies with music, melodrama, pastiche, merciless satire and gender reversal. Immensely popular in its day, the genre was also intensely metatheatrical and carries significance for reception studies, the role and perception of women in Victorian society and the culture of artistic censorship. This anthology contains the annotated text of four major classical burlesques: Antigone Travestie (1845) by Edward L. Blanchard, Medea; or, the Best of Mothers with a Brute of a Husband (1856) by Robert Brough, Alcestis; the Original Strong-Minded Woman (1850) and Electra in a New Electric Light (1859) by Francis Talfourd. The cultural and textual annotations highlight the changes made to the scripts from the manuscripts sent to the Lord Chamberlain's office and, by explaining the topical allusions and satire, elucidate elements of the burlesques' popular cultural milieu. An in-depth critical introduction discusses the historical contexts of the plays' premieres and unveils the cultural processes behind the reception of the myths and original tragedies. As the burlesques combined spectacular effects with allusions to contemporary affairs, ambivalent and provocative attitudes to women, the plays represent an essential tool for reading the social history of the eraBloomsbury studies in classical reception.Burlesque (Literature)History and criticismLiterary studies: plays & playwrightsEnglish drama (Comedy)Classical influencesEnglish drama (Comedy)19th centuryHistory and criticismWomen in literatureBurlesque (Literature)History and criticism.English drama (Comedy)Classical influences.English drama (Comedy)History and criticism.Women in literature.822/.809Blanchard E. L(Edward L.),1820-1889.1696709Talfourd Francis1828-1862.1696710Brough Robert B(Robert Barnabas),1828-1860.1696711Talfourd Francis1828-1862.1696710Monrós Gaspar LauraUtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910825223403321Victorian classical burlesques4076863UNINA