Author: Thomas SheridanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
An Humble Appeal to the Publick, Together with Some Considerations on the Present Critical and Dangerous State of the Stage in Ireland. By Thomas Sheridan ...
Author: Thomas SheridanAn Humble Appeal to the Publick, Together with Some Considerations on the Present Critical and Dangerous State of the Stage in Ireland. By Thomas Sheridan, ...
Author: Thomas SheridanLand, Nation and Culture, 1740-1840
Author: Peter de BollaPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 0230502040
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
Over the last twenty years, critics and historians of the late Eighteenth-century have developed a multidisciplinary approach to the history of culture. This dialogue between literary critics and theorists, art historians and social historians is remapping the relations between culture and society, politics and aesthetics, law and representation. These essays by twelve internationally known scholars return 'Taste' to a central position in the discussion of nation, culture and aesthetics in the period.
The Oxford History of the Irish Book, Volume III
Author: Raymond GillespiePublisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 9780191514333
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
The Oxford History of the Irish Book is a major new series that charts the development of the book in Ireland from its origins within an early medieval manuscript culture to its current incarnation alongside the rise of digital media in the twenty-first century. Volume III: The Irish Book in English, 1550-1800 contains a series of groundbreaking essays that seek to explain the fortunes of printed word from the early Renaissance to the end of the eighteenth century. The essays in section one explain the development of print culture in the period, from its first incarnation in the small area of the English Pale around Dublin, dominated by the interests of the English authorities, to the more widespread dispersal of the printing press at the close of the eighteenth century, when provincial presses developed their own character and style either alongside or as a challenge to the dominant intellectual culture. Section two explains the crucial developments in the structure and technical innovation of the print trade; the role played by private and public collections of books; and the evidence of changing reading practices throughout the period. The third and longest section explores the impact of the rise of print. Essays examine the effect that the printed book had on religious and political life in Ireland, providing a case study of the impact of the French Revolution on pamphlets and propaganda in Ireland; the transformations illustrated in the history of historical writing, as well as in literature and the theatre, through the publication of play texts for a wide audience. Others explore the impact that print had on the history of science and the production of foreign language books. The volume concludes with an authoritative bibliographical essay outlining the sources that exist for the study of the book in early modern Ireland. This is an authoritative volume with essays by key scholars that will be the standard guide for many years to come.
Sheridan
Author: Madeleine BinghamPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 1000957977
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
First published in 1972, Sheridan is primarily a rounded, colourful portrait of Richard Brinsley Sheridan, his triumphs and failures, his ferocious duels and sudden romances, and his rise to oratorical fame in the arena of politics. But it is also something more: a wide canvas – sometimes frightening, sometimes amusing – depicting the extraordinarily turbulent and violent theatrical world of London and Dublin in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, when an irate audience could destroy a theatre. In this book, Madeleine Bingham explains why Sheridan relegated to second place that field of activity where his wit and satirical mind could have assured him an even greater measure of immortality, and even more of that money which he always needed and always spent so lavishly. Sheridan, his family and his whole world are vividly brought to life; and while his actions can sometimes be condemned, at other times it is clear that he was a prisoner of his heredity, his upbringing and his family’s past. This book will be of interest to students of history and literature.
A History of the City of Dublin
Author: Sir John Thomas GilbertPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dublin (Ireland)
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
The Encyclopedia of British Literature, 3 Volume Set
Author: Gary DayPublisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1444330209
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 1524
Book Description
Provides a comprehensive overview of all aspects of the poetry, drama, fiction, and literary and cultural criticism produced from the Restoration of the English monarchy to the onset of the French Revolution Comprises over 340 entries arranged in A-Z format across three fully indexed and cross-referenced volumes Written by an international team of leading and emerging scholars Features an impressive scope and range of subjects: from courtship and circulating libraries, to the works of Samuel Johnson and Sarah Scott Includes coverage of both canonical and lesser-known authors, as well as entries addressing gender, sexuality, and other topics that have previously been underrepresented in traditional scholarship Represents the most comprehensive resource available on this period, and an indispensable guide to the rich diversity of British writing that ushered in the modern literary era 3 Volumes www.literatureencyclopedia.com
A Catalogue of the Allen A. Brown Collection of Books Relating to the Stage in the Public Library of the City of Boston
Author: Allen A. Brown Collection (Boston Public Library)Publisher: Boston : The Trustees
ISBN:
Category : Drama
Languages : en
Pages : 976
Book Description
Colley Cibber
Author: Helene KoonPublisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 9780813132778
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 280
Book Description
Author: Thomas Sheridan