Jane Austen and the Theatre |
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| Author:
| Gay, Penny |
| ISBN: | 978-0-521-02484-6 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2006 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $53.99 |
Book Description:
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Jane Austen was fascinated by theatre from her childhood. Penny Gay describes for the first time the rich theatrical context of Austen's writing, and the intersections between her novels and contemporary drama, relating Austen's mature novels to the various genres of eighteenth-century drama.
Jane Austen was fascinated by theatre from her childhood. Penny Gay describes for the first time the rich theatrical context of Austen's writing, and the intersections between her novels and contemporary drama, relating Austen's mature novels to the various genres of eighteenth-century drama.