Thomas holcroft`s revolutionary drama, Garnai, Amy

Автор: Amy Garnai
Название: Thomas Holcroft`s Revolutionary Drama: Reception and Afterlives
ISBN: 1684484448 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781684484447
Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan)
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Описание: A key figure in British literary circles following the French Revolution, novelist and playwright Thomas Holcroft promoted ideas of reform and equality informed by the philosophy of his close friend William Godwin. Arrested for treason in 1794 and released without trial, Holcroft was notorious in his own time, but today appears mainly as a supporting character in studies of 1790s literary activism. Thomas Holcroft's Revolutionary Drama authoritatively reintroduces and reestablishes this central figure of the revolutionary decade by examining his life, plays, memoirs, and personal correspondence. In engaging with theatrical censorship, apostacy, and the response of audiences and critics to radical drama, this thoughtful study also demonstrates how theater functions in times of political repression. Despite his struggles, Holcroft also had major successes: this book examines his surprisingly robust afterlife, as his plays, especially The Road to Ruin, were repeatedly revived worldwide in the nineteenth century.

Автор: A.A. Markley
Название: Re-Viewing Thomas Holcroft, 1745-1809: Essays on His Works and Life
ISBN: 1409444376 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781409444374
Издательство: Taylor&Francis
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Описание: Thomas Holcroft was a central figure of the 1790s, whose texts played an important role in the transition toward Romanticism. In this collection devoted to his life and work, the contributors reassess Holcroft`s contributions to a range of literary genres - drama, poetry, fiction, autobiography, and political philosophy.