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Children and theatre in Victorian Britain : all work, no play / Anne Varty.

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Children and theatre in Victorian Britain : all work, no play / Anne Varty.

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Children and theatre in Victorian Britain : all work, no play / Anne Varty.

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Full title

Children and theatre in Victorian Britain : all work, no play / Anne Varty.

Author / Creator

Publisher

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2008.

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N792.02808/3

Record Identifier

74VK3VePVwed

MMS ID

991023779069702626

Language

English

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Physical Description

Physical content

p. cm.

Publication information

Publisher

New York : Palgrave Macmillan, c2008.

Place of Publication

New York (State)

Date Published

c2008.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

"The cult of the child performer was a significant emergence of the Victorian age. This is the first major study of children in Victorian theatre. It exposes the contradictions between Victorian conception of childhood and fashions in the theatrical taste. Forgotten scripts are rediscovered, while new light is shed on familiar texts such as Alice i...

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Full title

Children and theatre in Victorian Britain : all work, no play / Anne Varty.

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General note

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Date Copyright

c2008.

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Call Numbers

N792.02808/3

Record Identifier

74VK3VePVwed

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK3VePVwed

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ISBN

0230551556 (alk. paper)

9780230551558 (alk. paper)

DDC

792.0280830941

MMS ID

991023779069702626

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