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PA44-5 'The Celebrated Hannah Cowley': Experiments in Dramatic Genre, 1776-1794.
  Escott, Angela/ 9781848930803
 
  Hannah Cowley (1743¡V1809) was a successful dramatist, and something of an eighteenth-century celebrity. In her heyday, Cowley¡¦s plays were put on across Europe and America, and the most celebrated actresses of the period ¡V Sarah Siddons, Dora Jordan, Mary Robinson ¡V all acted in them, as did fellow dramatist and actress Elizabeth Inchbald. She was even portrayed disparagingly by Charlotte Smith in two of her novels. New critical interest in the drama of this period has meant a resurgence of interest in Cowley¡¦s writing and in the performance of her plays. This is the first substantial monograph study to examine Cowley¡¦s life and work. It examines her comedy ¡V the genre in which she made her name ¡V and traces the path of her experimentation with tragedy and alternative ¡¥illegitimate¡¦ forms. Escott questions how a woman was able to overcome the obstacles of her gender to use existing (and mould developing) genres for her purpose.
Criminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives.
  Holstege, Christopher P./ 9780763744632
 
  Drawing on the vast expertise of the authors¡Xlaw enforcement agents and physicians with robust experience in the realm of criminal poisoning¡XCriminal Poisoning: Clinical and Forensic Perspectives covers the illegal use of poisons to harm people and the methods of detection available to investigators and prosecutors. Each chapter covers a specific toxin, from acids and herbals to drugs of abuse, and includes a case study that explains the diagnostic challenges associated with detecting and prosecuting a criminal poisoning. What¡¦s more, the book delves into who may poison¡Xincluding the psychological factors that motivate someone to kill¡Xand who may be a likely victim.
PA44-4 William Godwin and the Theatre.
  O'Shaughnessy, David/ 9781848930490
 
  William Godwin is one of the most important figures of the Romantic period. Interest in his life and works has grown in recent years, as has a concurrent interest in the theatre of the time. Godwin wrote four plays at the end of the eighteenth and beginning of the nineteenth centuries: St Dunstan (1790), Antonio; or, The Soldier¡¦s Return (1800), Abbas, King of Persia (1801) and Faulkener (1807). This book has two main objectives, the first being to provide the first comprehensive discussion of these four plays, situating them in their historical and political context, giving their publication and performance history where relevant and examining their relationship with Godwin's better known novels. The second, broader aim is to consider the notion of theatricality in relation to Godwin¡¦s political project. The theatrical culture of Britain in the 1790s was intrinsically linked to the political climate of the day, and Godwin¡¦s writing was affected by this to the degree that his plays, novels and philosophical writings can be seen as part of a continuous train of thought. In drama he saw possibilities for the dissemination of political justice unmatched by any other means of literary expression. This book shows that any assessment of Godwin's political or literary legacy should now acknowledge the importance of his sustained commitment to drama.
PA44-3 Theatre of Empire, The.: Frontier Performances in America, 1750-1860.
  Harvey, Douglas S/ 9781848930278
 
  Up to and following the War of Independence, the new American Republic expanded across the Appalachian mountains. To achieve this, the new nation embarked on a programme of ethnic cleansing and displacement of the indigenous population while relying heavily on slave labour. This was legitimized by the assumption of Anglo-Saxon supremacy. Harvey argues that all types of performance including traditional theatre, circuses and redface and blackface minstrelsy were used, both consciously and unconsciously, as a means of conforming public opinion to these aims. Often these forms of entertainment drew directly from the stock plays of the first British Empire, adapting them to meet new needs. This study traces the translation of ideas of imperial and economic expansion from London, at the hub of the British Empire, to the great plains of America, and shows how forms of entertainment played a key role in shaping concepts of nationhood.
SA44-382 Soap Quiz Book, The: 1,000 Questions Covering all Television Soaps.
  Bennison, Mark/ 9781906358198
 
  Can you remember Hilda Ogden, Molly Sugden and Dirty Den or are you more familiar with the current soap stars who keep us hooked with the ever changing dramatic events that shape their onscreen lives? All your favourite characters from yesteryear can be found in this quiz book alongside those more contemporary villains television audiences just love to hate. The 1,000 testing questions in this book will have you arguing with family and friends about the many memorable moments that have defined the history of soap. Gripping plots, bad guys and girls, heroes, happy events and dark moments, loves and losses are all covered in The Soap Quiz Book and will refresh your memory of all the essential viewing moments from the soaps down the years. Packed with fascinating facts this book is guaranteed to provide hours of entertainment for soap fans of all ages. So whether you are a dedicated follower of Coronation Street, have never missed an episode of Neighbours or have just discovered Hollyoaks this quiz book is sure to prove a fun read.
SA44-382 British TV Sitcom Quiz Book, The.
  Cowlin, Chris/ 9781906358204
 
  The sitcom has proved to be one of the most enduring genres in British TV history, reflecting the social changes and national concerns of the time, and has brought many memorable and much-loved characters to our screens. Who can forget iconic figures like Frank Spencer, Basil Fawlty and Reggie Perrin or the antics of the Trotters, the Meldrews and the staff of Grace Brothers' department store, to name but a few? The 1,000 questions in The British TV Sitcom Quiz book will test your knowledge of your favourite series from yesteryear to the current day. From Steptoe and Son, Dad's Army and Porridge to Absolutely Fabulous, The Office, and My Family, this book is bulging with facts that will refresh your memory and help you to recapture some of those magical moments in situation comedy. With a fitting foreword by Brian Murphy from the hilarious '70s TV show George and Mildred and Nicholas Parsons OBE, this is a must-have book for all sitcom fans.
PA44-2 Acting Theory and the English Stage, 1700-1830, 5-Vols/Set.
  Zunshine, Lisa/ 9781851969012
 
  During the eighteenth century, treatises on the science of elocution, gesture and naturalness abounded. This five-volume facsimile edition draws together a representative selection of the most difficult-to-access texts from throughout the period. The edition enables cultural historians to examine the place of stagecraft in the eighteenth-century imagination. What factors shaped the popular market for such writings? How did this burgeoning market affect the stage? In a culture of sympathy, what went into the construction of an identity where the gap between the bodily display of emotion and actual feeling was applauded? What was the relationship of these concepts to the rise of the sentimental novel? The arrangement of the texts enables readers to see eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century publications on acting as a crucial part of the period¡¦s cultural imagination. Most of the texts included have never been republished and the rarest are taken from the only surviving copy. New editorial material includes a general introduction, headnotes, endnotes and a consolidated index. This edition will appeal to scholars and students of Eighteenth-Century Studies, History of the Theatre, Cultural History and History of Print.
VA01-101 Twentieth Century American Drama, 4-Vols/Set.
  / 9780415342704
 
  There was a vast array of activity in American theatre during the twentieth century, when work produced in the United States reached the height of its significance and influence within the world repertoire. Presenting an overview of criticism on the full range of twentieth-century American drama as well as a substantial anthology that reflects the changing critical perspectives that have been trained on the area, this extensive collection performs two much-needed functions. Covering a variety of themes from the battles over realism and expressionism at the beginning of the century, to the emergence of Freudian and myth criticism, the response to post-structural theory in the seventies and eighties, and the intense focus on issues of gender, sexual identity and ethnicity toward the end of the century, this is a fascinating and unique collection for both student and scholar alike.
Transvestism and the Onnagata Traditions in Shakespeare and Kabuki.
  Fujita, Minotu/ 9781901903317
 
  It remains a remarkable coincidence that by the early seventeenth century, from opposite sides of the globe and virtually completely ignorant of each other's cultures, both the English stage of Shakespeare and the Japanese stage of Kabuki had evolved cross-dressing traditions - only one of which - Kabuki - has survived intact into the present day. In this rich and varied collection of essays (12) by leading scholars from the USA, Europe and Japan, the history, culture and development of cross-gender casting in both traditions is explored from a variety of angles and points of view, thereby providing many new access points for further research, ongoing discussion and debate. Contents include: 'Between the men and women: the Elizabethan gender system and the cross-dressed theatre' by Louis Montrose; 'The Onnagata and the female page: female impersonation and other topics in Shakespeare and Kabuki' by John Russell Brown; 'Performing gender: the construction of femininity in Shakespeare and Kabuki' and 'The staging of a Kabuki version of Hamlet' by Orita Koji.
VA03-103-26 Classical Theatre of China.
  Scott, A. C./ 9780415361705
 
  Besides tracing the history and development of the Peking Theatre, this volume explains acting techniques, stage costume and symbolism, musical forms and the various types of plays.
VA03-103-18 Performing Arts in Contemporary China.
  Mackerras, Colin/ 9780415361620
 
  The overthrow of the 'gang of four' in October 1976 had profound effects in all areas of Chinese society, and probably nowhere can this be more clearly seen than in the performing arts. Jiang Qing, Mao Zedong's widow, was strongly interested in the performing arts and exercised great influence over them. This book describes her influence and the effects its removal had on the arts. Although the period covered is mainly that since the death of Mao, there is also considerable reference to the years following the Cultural Revolution.
VA01-48-e7 Patterns of Shakespearian Tragedy.
  Ribner, I./ 9780415353267
 
 
VA01-48-e2 Shakespeare's Tragedies.
  Harrison, G. B./ 9780415353212
 
 
VA01-48-e1 Shakespeare's Early Tragedies.
  Brooke, N./ 9780415353205
 
 
VA01-48-e Tragedies, 8-Vols/Set.
  / 9780415353328
 
 
VA01-48-d4 Shakespeare's Dramatic Heritage.
  Wickham, G./ 9780415353199
 
 
VA01-48-d Performance, 4-Vols/Set.
  / 9780415353311
 
 
VA01-48-c5 English History Play in the Age of Shakespeare, The.
  Ribner, I./ 9780415353144
 
 
VA01-48-b7 Shakespeare's Dramatic Art.
  Clemen, W. H./ 9780415352789
 
 
VA01-48-b4 Shakespeare's Dramatic Structures.
  Brennan, A./ 9780415352758
 
 
VA01-48-b36 Readings on the Character of Hamlet.
  Williamson, Father C./ 9780415353090
 
 
VA01-48-b35 Literature and Drama.
  Wells, S./ 9780415353083
 
 
VA01-48-b33 Swearing and Perjury in Shakespeare's Plays.
  Shirley, Frances A./ 9780415353069
 
 
VA01-48-b32 Problem Plays of Shakespeare, The.
  Schanzer, E./ 9780415353052
 
 
VA01-48-b28 Sources of Shakespeare's Plays.
  Muir, K./ 9780415352994
 
 
VA01-48-b18 Shakespeare's Sonnets: The Art of the Dramatist.
  Frye, Roland Mushat/ 9780415352895
 
 
VA01-48-b14 Language of Shakespeare's Plays, The.
  Evans, B. I./ 9780415352857
 
 
VA01-48-b13 Shakespeare's Drama.
  Ellis, U./ 9780415352840
 
 
VA01-48-b12 Shakespeare the Dramatist.
  Ellis, U./ 9780415352833
 
 
VA01-48-a6 Shakespeare's Rhetoric of Comic Character.
  Newman, K./ 9780415352710
 
 
 

 

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