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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Jane WesselPublisher: The University of Michigan Press Imprint: The University of Michigan Press Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.00cm , Length: 23.10cm Weight: 0.151kg ISBN: 9780472133079ISBN 10: 0472133071 Pages: 232 Publication Date: 30 July 2022 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsContents Introduction Chapter One Charles Macklin and the Turn Away from Print Chapter Two Samuel Foote’s Strategic Ephemerality Chapter Three Managerial Interventions: George Colman, Thomas Harris, R.B. Sheridan, and the Practice of Buying Copyrights Chapter Four Tate Wilkinson’s Re-Performances: Performance as Piracy and Preservation Chapter Five Printing and Performing Drama in the Final Quarter of the Century: Elizabeth Inchbald and John O’Keeffe Epilogue Performing Ownership before Parliament: Literary Property and the “Decline of Drama” Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThis judiciously argued, impressively well-informed, and lucidly written book traces a century of shifts in theatrical, and theatrical-management, practices and conventions....I was particularly struck by Wessel's assertion that a dramatic work's nonpublication is not necessarily a lapse or loss but may be the product of a conscientious strategy for controlling circulation--and, indeed, no less importantly, payment. --Brett D. Wilson, William Mary-- Brett D. Wilson """This judiciously argued, impressively well-informed, and lucidly written book traces a century of shifts in theatrical, and theatrical-management, practices and conventions....I was particularly struck by Wessel's assertion that a dramatic work's nonpublication is not necessarily a lapse or loss but may be the product of a conscientious strategy for controlling circulation--and, indeed, no less importantly, payment."" --Brett D. Wilson, William Mary-- ""Brett D. Wilson""" Author InformationJane Wessel is Assistant Professor of English at the US Naval Academy. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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