The Politics of Romantic Theatricality, 1787-1832


Book Description

This book sets out the political and cultural conditions regulating dramatic writing during an era of censorship and monopolistic royal theatres. Using a range of plays and manuscripts, it argues for the centrality of burletta, the theatrical locus of the attacks on the Cockney school of poetry and the vitality of the metropolitan dramatic scene.




Popular Literature, a History and Guide


Book Description

First Published in 1977. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.




Popular Literature


Book Description

First Published in 1977. This book defines popular literature, and traces its development in England from the beginnings of printing to the year 1897, and provides a critical survey of sources available for its study.