The theatres of war : performance, politics, and society, 1793-1815 / Gillian Russell.
The theatres of war : performance, politics, and society, 1793-1815 / Gillian Russell.
The theatres of war : performance, politics, and society, 1793-1815 / Gillian Russell.
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Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Date
1995.
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N792.0941/36
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English
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211 p., [8] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm.
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 an...
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Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1995.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1995.
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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 theatri...
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The theatres of war : performance, politics, and society, 1793-1815 / Gillian Russell.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-201) and index.
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N792.0941/36
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0198122632 (alk. paper) :
9780198122630 (acid-free paper)
0198122632 (acid-free paper)
9780198122630 (alk. paper) :
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792.094109034
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991003506839702626
