Jane Austen and the Theatre

by Penny Gay

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Jane Austen was fascinated by theater from her childhood, but the myth remains that she was anti-theatrical. Contemporary film and television have shown how naturally dramatic her stories are. Penny Gay's book describes for the first time the rich theatrical context of Austen's writing, and the intersections between her novels and contemporary drama. Gay relates Austen's mature novels to the various genres of eighteenth-century drama--laughing comedy,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0521652138

ISBN13:9780521652131

Release Date:July 2002

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Length:214 Pages

Weight:1.06 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 4.6" x 10.7"

Related Subjects

Criticism & Theory English Literature History & Criticism Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Women Writers Women's Studies

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