LEADER 04089nam 22006972 450 001 9910785032303321 005 20151002020706.0 010 $a1-315-65599-3 010 $a1-317-32373-4 010 $a1-317-32374-2 010 $a1-282-65916-2 010 $a9786612659164 010 $a1-84893-050-X 035 $a(CKB)2670000000034063 035 $a(EBL)555693 035 $a(OCoLC)654839406 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000431203 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12127031 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000431203 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10457200 035 $a(PQKB)11667120 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC2126814 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4015307 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC555693 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL555693 035 $a(UkCbUP)CR9781848930506 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000034063 100 $a20141021d2010|||| uy| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aWilliam Godwin and the theatre /$fby David O'Shaughnessy$b[electronic resource] 205 $a1st ed. 210 1$aLondon :$cPickering & Chatto,$d2010. 215 $a1 online resource (x, 211 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s) 225 1 $aThe Enlightenment world : political and intellectual history of the long eighteenth century ;$v20 300 $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015). 311 $a1-84893-049-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aGodwin and London's theatrical world -- "The link between the literary class of mankind and the uninstructed": St. Dunstan and Caleb Williams -- "Applause hitherto would be impertinent": spectacle and anti-spectacle in Antonio and St. Leon -- Conversation and spectacle in Abbas, Faulkener, and Fleetwood. 330 $aWilliam Godwin is one of the most important figures of the Romantic period. Interest in his life and works has grown in recent years, as has a concurrent interest in the theatre of the time. Godwin wrote four plays at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries: St Dunstan (1790), Antonio; or, The Soldier's Return (1800), Abbas, King of Persia (1801) and Faulkener (1807).
This book has two main objectives, the first being to provide the first comprehensive discussion of these four plays, situating them in their historical and political context, giving their publication and performance history where relevant and examining their relationship with Godwin's better-known novels. The second, broader aim is to consider the notion of theatricality in relation to Godwin's political project. The theatrical culture of Britain in the 1790s was intrinsically linked to the political climate of the day, and Godwin's writing was affected by this to the degree that his plays, novels and philosophical writings can be seen as part of a continuous train of thought. In drama he saw possibilities for the dissemination of political justice unmatched by any other means of literary expression. This book shows that any assessment of Godwin's political or literary legacy should now acknowledge the importance of his sustained commitment to drama. 410 0$aEnlightenment world ;$vno. 20. 517 3 $aWilliam Godwin & the Theatre 606 $aPolitics and literature$zEngland$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aPolitics and literature$zEngland$xHistory$y19th century 606 $aTheater$xPolitical aspects$zEngland$xHistory$y18th century 606 $aTheater$xPolitical aspects$zEngland$xHistory$y19th century 615 0$aPolitics and literature$xHistory 615 0$aPolitics and literature$xHistory 615 0$aTheater$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 615 0$aTheater$xPolitical aspects$xHistory 676 $a822.6 700 $aO'Shaughnessy$b David$f1976-$01547238 801 0$bUkCbUP 801 1$bUkCbUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785032303321 996 $aWilliam Godwin and the theatre$93803470 997 $aUNINA