STUDY OF MELODRAMA IN ENGLAND
Dye, William S.
ISBN 10: 1330971639 ISBN 13: 9781330971635
Editorial: LULU PR, 2018
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KlappentextrnrnExcerpt from A Study of Melodrama in England From 1800 to 1840: A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy. N° de ref. del artículo 2147814072
Sinopsis:
From page to stage: how English melodrama shaped popular theater and imagination
This scholarly study traces how melodramas in England drew on novels, tales, history, and current events to create vivid, fast-paced stories. It explains common devices, from dramatic weather effects to repeated plot patterns, and shows how audiences were drawn to “blood and thunder” thrills.
The work surveys early 1800s plays, the rise of new melodrama forms, and how minor theatres helped transform the stage. It also notes how later productions blended music, pantomime, and spectacular settings to heighten impact, while still appealing to common audiences.
- How plots borrow from multiple sources and repeat familiar situations
- Common stage devices like thunder, lightning, and dramatic rescues
- Transitions from spoken melodrama to picture melodrama and beyond
- The role of managers and theatres in shaping the form and law
Ideal for readers of theatre history, dramatic theory, and studies of melodrama in the 19th century.
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Excerpt from A Study of Melodrama in England From 1800 to 1840: A Thesis Presented to the Faculty of Philosophy of the University of Pennsylvania in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy
On November 13, 1802, Thomas Holcroft's melo drame, A Tale of Mystery, was performed at Covent Garden. Because this play has usually been considered the first of the melodramas in England,' as it is the first to be definitely so called there, it has been chosen as the point of departure for this study. The statements made in this connection may be accepted as true, however, only in so far as the word melo-drame is concerned, for it is hardly true, as is sometimes asserted, that this play was the first of its kind in England; and it is absolutely cer tain that among English speaking peoples Holcroft's play was not the'first to be rightly designated for, in 1799, ap peared a play by John E. Turnbull, called Rudolph; or, the Robbers of Calabria, a melodrama in Three Acts, as performed at the Boston Theatre, Boston, 1799. (oscar Wegelin, Early American Plays, 1714-1830 a biblio graphy). Other examples of plays which had the same characteristics as Holcroft's play will be mentioned later.
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Título: STUDY OF MELODRAMA IN ENGLAND
Editorial: LULU PR
Año de publicación: 2018
Encuadernación: Encuadernación de tapa blanda
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