Jane Austen and the Theatre

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Paperback | 28 March 2006

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Jane Austen was fascinated by theatre from her childhood. As an adult she went to the theatre whenever opportunity arose. Scenes in her novels often resemble plays, and recent film and television versions have shown how naturally dramatic her stories are. Yet the myth remains that she was 'anti-theatrical', and readers continue to puzzle about the real significance of the theatricals in Mansfield Park. Penny Gay's book describes for the first time the rich theatrical context of Austen's writing, and the intersections between her novels and contemporary drama. Gay proposes a 'dialogue' in Austen's mature novels with the various genres of eighteenth-century drama - laughing comedy, sentimental comedy and tragedy, Gothic theatre, early melodrama. She re reads the novels in the light of this dialogue to demonstrate Austen's analysis of the pervasive theatricality of the society in which her heroines must perform.

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A rich and enlightening book. Gay brings the eye of an expert in drama to Austen s work with meticulous good sense and some panache. Independent on Sunday

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Non-Fiction Literature, Poetry & Plays History & Criticism of Literature Literary Studies of Fiction Arts & Entertainment Film, TV & Radio Specific Films General Literary Studies Literary Studies from 1800 to 1900 Acting & Theatre Studies

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Published: 13th August 2002

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Northanger Abbey: Catherine's adventures in the Gothic Theatre
Pride and Prejudice: the comedienne and heroine
Mansfield Park: Fanny's education in the theatre
Acting a part: private theatricals in Highbury
Persuasion and Melodrama
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Jane Austen and the Theatre

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