London Assurance and Other Victorian Comedies
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This is a unique edition of four "high society" Victorian comedies, currently enjoying revival on the London stage. The volume includes: Dion Boucicault's London Assurance, W. S. Gilbert's Engaged, Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Money, and Henry James's The High Bid. Each of the plays deals with marriage, tests of affection, and the power of money.
A critical introduction, a wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography illuminate the plays' cultural contexts and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.
A critical introduction, a wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography illuminate the plays' cultural contexts and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0192832964
ISBN13:9780192832962
Release Date:August 2001
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:400 Pages
Weight:0.74 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 5.1" x 7.8"
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