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Oxford World's Classics: London Assurance and Other Victorian Comedies

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This is a unique edition of four "high society" Victorian comedies, currently enjoying revival on the London stage. The volume Dion Boucicault's London Assurance, W. S. Gilbert's Engaged, Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Money, and Henry James's The High Bid. Each of the plays deals with marriage, tests of affection, and the power of money.A critical introduction, a wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography illuminate the plays' cultural contexts and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.

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Oxford World's Classics: London Assurance and Other Victorian Comedies, Dion Boucicault, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Henry James, Klaus Stierstorfer, W. S. Gilbert

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2001
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Titolo
Oxford World's Classics: London Assurance and Other Victorian Comedies
Lingua
Inglese
Pubblicato
2001
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
335
ISBN10
0192832964
ISBN13
9780192832962
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Descrizione
This is a unique edition of four "high society" Victorian comedies, currently enjoying revival on the London stage. The volume Dion Boucicault's London Assurance, W. S. Gilbert's Engaged, Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Money, and Henry James's The High Bid. Each of the plays deals with marriage, tests of affection, and the power of money.A critical introduction, a wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography illuminate the plays' cultural contexts and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.