Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction; 1. England and France in 1789; 2. The Revolution; 3. From the federation to the terror; 4. Dramatising (the) terror; 5. Performance and performing; 6. The shadow of Napoleon; 7. Theatre and alienation; Reflections towards a conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.
This 2001 book looks at how British drama and popular entertainment were affected by the French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars.
George Taylor is Senior Lecturer in Drama at the University of Manchester.
'This is an interesting, thought-provoking, and wide-ranging study. Indeed, it is more wide-ranging than its title suggests … Dr Taylor's examination of texts is interesting and illuminating.' Colin Haydon, Literature and History
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