1st Edition

Victorian Dramatic Criticism

Edited By George Rowell Copyright 1971
400 Pages
by Routledge

400 Pages
by Routledge

400 Pages
by Routledge

Originally published in 1971. The Victorian Age was one of popular theatre and increasingly popular journalism. One manifestation of this journalism was the emergence of the dramatic critic from the anonymity and brevity which had previously characterized periodical treatment of the theatre. If Victorian theatre is regarded as existing essentially thirty years before Victoria acceded and... Read more

Introduction. Biographical Notes Part 1: The Actors Pieces by: William Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, Charles Lamb, G.H. Lewes, John Forster, Westland Marston, Henry Morley, Joseph Knight, Clement Scott, Henry James, G.B. Shaw, A.B. Walkley, William Archer, Max Beerbohm, C.E. Montague, Desmond MacCarthy Part 2: The Theatres and Audiences Leigh Hunt, William Hazlitt, Charles Lamb, Westland Marston, Henry James, G.B. Shaw, Max Beerbohm Part 3: The Drama i. Melodrama William Hazlitt, G.H. Lewes, Joseph Knight, Dutton Cook, William Archer, G.B. Shaw, J.T. Grein, Max Beerbohm ii. Society Drama A.B Walkley, William Archer, G.B. Shaw, J.T. Grein, Max Beerbohm iii. Comedy Charles Lamb, G.H. Lewes, Dutton Cook, Joseph Knight, William Archer, J.T. Grein, Max Beerbohm iv. The Coming of Ibsen Wiliam Archer, A. B. Walkley, Clement Scott, G.B. Shaw v. Shaw and the New Drama William Archer, Max Beerbohm, J.T. Grein, Desmond MacCarthy, A.B Walkley Part 4: Pantomime and Music Hall G.B. Shaw, Max Beerbohm Part 5: The Critic on His Craft Leigh Hunt, G.H. Lewes, A.B. Walkley, Desmond MacCarthy

Biography

George Rowell lectured in drama at Bristol University, UK