The theatres of war : performance, politics, and society, 1793-1815 / Gillian Russell.

Author
Russell, Gillian [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Description
211 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 23 cm

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    Based on compelling new research and drawing on recent developments in literary and historical studies, The Theatres of War reveals the importance of the theatre in the shaping of responses to the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815). Gillian Russell explores the roles of the army and navy as both actors and audiences, showing that theatricality was crucial to the self-perception of soldiers and sailors fighting on behalf of an often distant domestic audience.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references ( p. [188]-201) and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Introduction: War and Late Georgian Society
    • 2. Camp Culture: The War of Elites
    • 3. War and Theatre
    • 4. 'The Open Theatre of the World'
    • 5. Riotous Assemblies: the Army and Navy in the Theatre
    • 6. 'Mars and the Muses': the Army and Navy as Actors
    • 7. Littoral Rites: Military Theatre and Empire
    • 8. Conclusion: 'A Strange Metamorphosis'.
    ISBN
    • 0198122632 ((acid-free paper))
    • 9780198122630 ((acid-free paper))
    • 9780191671500 ((ebook))
    • 0191671509 ((ebook))
    LCCN
    94039992
    OCLC
    31610224
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