TY  - BOOK
AU  - Richards,Jeffrey
TI  - The ancient world on the Victorian and Edwardian stage
SN  - 9780230229365 (hardback)
AV  - PN2594 .R53 2009
PY  - 2009///
CY  - New York
PB  - Palgrave Macmillan
KW  - Theatrical companies
KW  - England
KW  - History
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Theater
KW  - Production and direction
KW  - Historical drama, English
KW  - History and criticism
KW  - English drama
KW  - Civilization, Classical, in literature
KW  - Classicism
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; The Victorians and the ancient world -- The early Victorian actor-managers and the ancient world -- Living Greek statues -- Wilson Barrett's ancient world -- Irving's ancient world -- Tree's ancient world -- The toga play : climax and decline
N2  - "The first study of the depictions of the Ancient World on the Victorian and Edwardian stage, this book analyzes plays set in and dramatising the histories of Greece, Rome, Egypt, Babylon and the Holy Land. In doing so, it seeks to locate theatre within the wider culture, tracing its links and interaction with other cultural forms"--Provided by publisher
ER  -