The Orient on the Victorian Stage
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ISBN-13:
9780521818292
Veröffentl:
2015
Einband:
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Erscheinungsdatum:
23.11.2015
Seiten:
246
Autor:
Edward Ziter
Gewicht:
557 g
Format:
235x157x19 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
This book explores the impact of the Middle East and the Orient on writing and performance in nineteenth-century British theatre.
Edward Ziter explores the impact of the Middle East and the Orient on writing and performance in nineteenth-century British theatre and how these portrayals influenced public perception of the region. The genres examined include melodrama, pantomime, ballet, opera, as well as museum displays.
List of illustrations; Acknowledgements; Introduction: 'real sets', geography, and race; 1. Spectacle and surveillance in orientalist panoramas; 2. Fantasies of miscegenation on the romantic stage; 3. The built-out East of popular ethnography; 4. The biblical East in theatres and exhibitions; 5. The geography of Imperial theatre; Notes; Select bibliography; Index.