Thomas Holcroft’s Revolutionary Drama : : Reception and Afterlives / / Amy Garnai.
A key figure in British literary circles following the French Revolution, novelist and playwright Thomas Holcroft promoted ideas of reform and equality informed by the philosophy of his close friend William Godwin. Arrested for treason in 1794 and released without trial, Holcroft was notorious in hi...
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Place / Publishing House: | Lewisburg, PA : : Bucknell University Press, , [2023] ©2023 |
Year of Publication: | 2023 |
Language: | English |
Series: | Transits: Literature, Thought & Culture 1650-1850
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource (248 p.) :; 7 color illus. |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- ABBREVIATIONS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 THOMAS HOLCROFT AND THE TREASON TRIALS -- 2 THE ROAD TO RUIN AND ITS AFTERLIVES -- 3 RADICALISM, AUTHORSHIP, AND SINCERITY IN HOLCROFT’S LATER PLAYS -- 4 HOLCROFT’S DIARY AND OTHER LIFE WRITING -- 5 HOLCROFT’S MELODRAMA -- 6 FINAL YEARS AND OTHER AFTERLIVES -- NOTES -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- INDEX |
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Summary: | A key figure in British literary circles following the French Revolution, novelist and playwright Thomas Holcroft promoted ideas of reform and equality informed by the philosophy of his close friend William Godwin. Arrested for treason in 1794 and released without trial, Holcroft was notorious in his own time, but today appears mainly as a supporting character in studies of 1790s literary activism. Thomas Holcroft’s Revolutionary Drama authoritatively reintroduces and reestablishes this central figure of the revolutionary decade by examining his life, plays, memoirs, and personal correspondence. In engaging with theatrical censorship, apostacy, and the response of audiences and critics to radical drama, this thoughtful study also demonstrates how theater functions in times of political repression. Despite his struggles, Holcroft also had major successes: this book examines his surprisingly robust afterlife, as his plays, especially The Road to Ruin, were repeatedly revived worldwide in the nineteenth century. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9781684484478 9783111318103 9783111319032 9783111319292 9783111318912 9783110791303 |
DOI: | 10.36019/9781684484478 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Amy Garnai. |