An edition of Closet performances (1998)
Closet performances
political exhibition and prohibition in the dramas of Byron and Shelley
By Simpson, Michael
Publish Date
1998
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Language
eng
Pages
469
Description:
Detailed discussion of individual plays - Manfred, Sardanapalus, Prometheus Unbound, Marino Faliero, Hellas, Cain, Heaven and Earth, The Two Foscari, and The Cenci - is supported by investigations into Romantic criticism of the drama, the dynamics of the reviewing journals, and the philosophical construct of the "closet" of reasoning and reading.
subjects: Censorship, Dramatic works, English Political plays, English Verse drama, English drama, History, History and criticism, Political and social views, Political plays, English, Politics and literature, Radicalism in literature, Verse drama, English, English Closet drama, Byron, george gordon byron, baron, 1788-1824, Shelley, percy bysshe, 1792-1822
People: George Gordon Byron Byron Baron (1788-1824), Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792-1822)
Places: Great Britain
Times: 19th century