William Godwin and the Theatre
Author | : David O'Shaughnessy |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 246 |
Release | : 2015-10-06 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781317323730 |
ISBN-13 | : 1317323734 |
Rating | : 4/5 (734 Downloads) |
Download or read book William Godwin and the Theatre written by David O'Shaughnessy and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2015-10-06 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Godwin is one of the most important figures of the Romantic period. He wrote four plays at the end of the 18th/beginning of the 19th centuries. This book has two main objectives: to provide the first comprehensive discussion of these four plays, and to consider the notion of theatricality in relation to Godwin’s political project.