Cultural Identity in British Musical Theatre, 1890-1939 Knowing One's Place /

This book examines the performance of 'Britishness' on the musical stage. Covering a tumultuous period in British history, it offers a fresh look at the vitality and centrality of the musical stage, as a global phenomenon in late-Victorian popular culture and beyond. Through a re-examinati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Macpherson, Ben (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2018.
Edition:1st ed. 2018.
Series:Palgrave Studies in British Musical Theatre
Subjects:
Theater.
ISBN:9781137598073
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. The British Musical in Seven Stories
  • 2. Nation - Mythologies and Modernity
  • 3. Femininity - Cinderella's and Caretakers
  • 4. Manliness - Domesticity and Defence
  • 5. Empire - Ornamentalism and Orientalism
  • 6. Conflict - Continuity and Change
  • 7. Peace - Nostalgia and Nationhood
  • 8. The English Musical in Many Stories.

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