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The Profession of the Playwright: British Theatre, 1800-1900 Book

This book examines the working world of the playwright in nineteenth-century Britain. In this fascinating account, Stephens offers a perspective on the playwright's growing professional status, and uncovers information on earnings, relationships with actors, managers and publishers, and the struggle for copyright reform. Among the authors discussed are Planche, Fitzball, Boucicault, Pinero, Grundy, Gilbert, Jones and Shaw.Read More

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    This is the first book to examine the working world of the playwright in nineteenth-century Britain. It was often a risky and financially uncertain profession, yet the magic of the theater attracted authors from widely different backgrounds--journalists, lawyers, churchmen, civil servants, printers, and actors, as well as prominent poets and novelists. In a fascinating account of the frustrations and the rewards of dramatic authorship, Stephens uncovers fresh information on the playwright's earnings, relationships with actors, managers, publishers, and audience, and offers a new perspective on his growing status as a professional. Further chapters focus on the struggle for copyright reform and the complexities of dramatic publishing. A large number of major and minor authors are discussed, among them Planché, Fitzball, Boucicault, Pinero, Grundy, Gilbert, Jones, and Shaw.

  • 0521259134
  • 9780521259132
  • John Russell Stephens
  • 30 January 1992
  • Cambridge University Press
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 274
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