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The profession of the playwright :

(Number (ISBN

0521034434

(Number (ISBN

0521259134

(Number (ISBN

9780521034432

(Number (ISBN

9780521259132

Number

b763047

Title Proper

The profession of the playwright :

General Material Designation

[Book]

Other Title Information

British theatre, 1800-1900 /

First Statement of Responsibility

John Russell Stephens.

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

New York :

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Cambridge University Press,

Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.

1992.

Specific Material Designation and Extent of Item

xix, 254 pages ;

Dimensions

23 cm

Text of Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-233) and indexes.

Text of Note

Machine derived contents note: Note on references -- Preface -- 1. The smell of lamps and orange peel -- 2. 'A devil of a trade' -- 3. The profit-sharing revolution -- 4. Piracy and the defence of dramatic property -- 5. Booksellers and dramatic publishing -- 6. From wings to centre stage -- 7. The new professionals -- Appendices -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Indexes.

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Text of Note

This is the first book to examine the working world of the playwright in nineteenth-century Britain. It was often a risky and financially uncertain profession, yet the magic of the theatre attracted authors from widely different backgrounds--journalists, lawyers, churchmen, civil servants. printers, and actors, as well as prominent poets and novelists. In a fascinating account of the frustrations and the rewards of dramatic authorship, Stephens uncovers fresh information on the playwright's earnings, relationships with actors, managers, publishers, and audience, and offers a new perspective on his growing status as a professional. Further chapters focus on the struggle for copyright reform and the complexities of dramatic publishing. A large number of major and minor authors are discussed, among them Planche, Fitzball, Boucicault, Pinero, Grundy, Gilbert, Tennyson, Jones and Shaw. The book will be of interest to students and scholars of British theatre history, nineteenth-century literature and social history.

Drama-- Publishing-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.

English drama-- 19th century-- History and criticism.

Theater and society-- Great Britain.

Theater-- Great Britain-- History-- 19th century.

Théâtre (Genre littéraire)-- Éditeurs-- Grande-Bretagne-- Histoire-- 19e siècle.

Théâtre anglais-- 19e siècle-- Histoire et critique.

Théâtre et société-- Grande-Bretagne.

Théâtre-- Grande-Bretagne-- Histoire-- 19e siècle.

Berufssituation

Drama

Drama-- Publishing.

Dramatiker

Engels.

Englisch

English drama.

Sociale situatie.

Theater

Theater and society.

Theater.

Theater.

Toneelschrijvers.

Great Britain.

Great Britain.

Großbritannien

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Edition

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Stephens, John Russell.

Date of Transaction

20201204223428.0

Electronic name

[Book]

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