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Author:

Allen, Emily, 1964-

Title:

Theater figures : the production of the nineteenth-century British novel / Emily Allen.

Publisher:

Ohio State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2003

Description:

viii, 254 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

English fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Performing arts in literature.
Theater--Great Britain--History--19th century.
Theater in literature.
Actors in literature.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 230-243) and index.

Contents:

Theatrical reforms: Stage fright and the scene of reading -- Staging a comeback: The remasculinization of the novel -- Heimlich maneuvers: Domesticity, theatricality, and the abject -- Mesdames Bovary: Performative reading, cultural capital, and high art -- Performing distinction: Elevating the literary sphere.

ISBN:

9780814209318 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0814209319 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780814251102 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0814251102 (pbk. : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)51861794

LCCN:

2003005558

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)