Victorian Dramatic Criticism

Methuen London 1971 pbk Essays by Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, Lamb, GBS, Archer, Max Beerbohm and many others, arranged in sections: Actors; Theatres and audiences; melodrama; society drama; comedy; Ibsen; pantomime and music hall; the critic. Good. 372pp 0

London, Methuen & Co, 1971. Softcover. Good.

Paperback / softback. New. Originally published in 1971. The Victorian Age was one of popular theatre and increasingly popular journalism. One manifestation of this journalism was the emergence of the dramatic critic from the anonymity and brevity which had previously characterized periodical treatment of the theatre. If Victorian theatre is regarded as existing essentially thirty years before Victoria… Read more about this item

Routledge, 2015. Hardcover. New. 400 pages. 9.20x6.20x1.10 inches.

Vwey Good. Ex Libr Bk - DJ in clear mylar sleeve, nick-size dirt stain to upper side edges, usual markings