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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      23 November 2009
      30 January 1992
      ISBN:
      9780511597572
      9780521259132
      9780521034432
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511597572
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.45kg, 276 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (216 x 138 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.353kg, 276 Pages
      • Subjects:
      Literature, Renaissance and Early Modern Literature
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    This book examines the working world of the playwright in nineteenth-century Britain. It was often a risky and financially uncertain profession, yet the magic of the theatre 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 information on the playwright's earnings, relationships with actors, managers, publishers and audience, and offers a 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 Planche, Fitzball, Boucicault, Pinero, Grundy, Gilbert, Jones and Shaw.

    Reviews

    "Stephens's scholarship is outstanding, and his style is urbane and witty. His book is a delight to read." Albion

    "From its lucid introduction to its excellent indexes, this is a fine addition to literary scholarship and history." Magill's Literary Annual

    "...Stephens has produced another will-researched, well-sritten book on the Victorian stage." John W. Stedman, Victorian Periodicals Review

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