{"product_id":"victorian-classical-burlesques-a-critical-anthology-paperback","title":"Victorian Classical Burlesques: A Critical Anthology - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura Monros-Gaspar\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Victorian classical burlesque was a popular theatrical genre of the mid-19th century. It parodied ancient tragedies with music, melodrama, pastiche, merciless satire and gender reversal. Immensely popular in its day, the genre was also intensely metatheatrical and carries significance for reception studies, the role and perception of women in Victorian society and the culture of artistic censorship. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis anthology contains the annotated text of four major classical burlesques: \u003ci\u003eAntigone Travestie\u003c\/i\u003e (1845) by Edward L. Blanchard, \u003ci\u003eMedea; or, the Best of Mothers with a Brute of a Husband\u003c\/i\u003e (1856) by Robert Brough, \u003ci\u003eAlcestis; the Original Strong-Minded Woman\u003c\/i\u003e (1850) and \u003ci\u003eElectra in a New Electric Light\u003c\/i\u003e (1859) by Francis Talfourd. The cultural and textual annotations highlight the changes made to the scripts from the manuscripts sent to the Lord Chamberlain's office and, by explaining the topical allusions and satire, elucidate elements of the burlesques' popular cultural milieu. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn in-depth critical introduction discusses the historical contexts of the plays' premieres and unveils the cultural processes behind the reception of the myths and original tragedies. As the burlesques combined spectacular effects with allusions to contemporary affairs, ambivalent and provocative attitudes to women, the plays represent an essential tool for reading the social history of the era.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaura Monrós-Gaspar \u003c\/b\u003eis lecturer at the University of Valencia, Spain. Her publications include \u003ci\u003eCassandra the Fortune-Teller: Prophets, Gipsies and Victorian Burlesque\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eCasandra de Florence Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e (2011), \u003ci\u003eNineteenth-century Literature: A Reader\u003c\/i\u003e (2012) and \u003ci\u003ePersiguiendo a Safo: escritoras victorianas y mitología clásica\u003c\/i\u003e (2012).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 312\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44608268664967,"sku":"9781472537867","price":80.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/NjlsQgHEBz9781472537867.webp?v=1778943022","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/victorian-classical-burlesques-a-critical-anthology-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}