Nineteenth-century theatre and the imperial encounter
Auteur :
Gould, Marty
Éditeur :
Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN :
9781032924113
Date de publication :
14 oct. 2024
Dimensions :
22,9 x 15,2 cm
Poids :
453 g
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
In this study, Gould argues that it was in the imperial capital’s theatrical venues that the public was put into contact with the places and peoples of empire. Plays and similar forms of spectacle offered Victorian audiences the illusion of unmediated access to the imperial periphery; separated from the action by only the thin shadow of the pros