TY  - BOOK
AU  - Hofer-Robinson,Joanna
AU  - Boucicault,Dion
AU  - Braddon,Mary Elizabeth
AU  - Daly,Augustin
AU  - Hazlewood,C.H.
AU  - Marryat,Florence
AU  - Palmer,Beth
AU  - Young,Charles
TI  - Sensation Drama, 1860–1880: An Anthology 
T2  - Edinburgh Critical Editions of Nineteenth-Century Texts
SN  - 9781474439558
AV  - PR728.M4 S46 2019
U1  - 822.052/70808 23
PY  - 2022///]
CY  - Edinburgh : 
PB  - Edinburgh University Press, 
KW  - English drama
KW  - 19th century
KW  - Melodrama, English
KW  - Sensationalism in literature
KW  - Literary Studies
KW  - LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; List of Illustrations --; Acknowledgements --; List of Archives --; Glossary of Irish Words, as Anglicised in The Colleen Bawn --; Series Editor’s Preface --; Introduction --; Sensation Drama --; Never Too Late to Mend --; The Colleen Bawn --; Under the Gaslight --; Miss Chester --; The Missing Witness --; Bibliography; restricted access
N2  - Features previously unpublished material alongside famous plays This pioneering edition provides access to some of the most popular plays of the nineteenth century. Characterised by exhilarating plots, large-scale special effects and often transgressive characterisation, these dramas are still exciting for modern readers. This anthology lays the foundation for further scholarly work on sensation drama and focuses public attention on to this influential and immensely popular genre. It features five plays from writers including Dion Boucicault and Mary Elizabeth Braddon. These are supported by a substantial critical apparatus, which adds further value to the anthology by providing rich details on performance history and textual variants. The critical introduction situates the genre in its cultural context and argues for the significance of sensation drama to shifting theatrical cultures and practices.Key FeaturesProvides detailed critical apparatus to facilitate the study of neglected plays, including performance history, notes and recommended further readingWidens the critical conversation on sensation drama by drawing attention to the work of female playwrightsReprints obscure works by popular authors and shows their involvement with both literary and theatrical cultures
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474439558?locatt=mode:legacy
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ER  -