Henry Irving's Waterloo
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Henry Irving's Waterloo

Theatrical Engagements with Arthur Conan Doyle, George Bernard Shaw, Ellen Terry, Edward Gordon Craig, Late-Victorian Culture, Assorted Ghosts, Old Men, War, and History

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eBook - ePub

Henry Irving's Waterloo

Theatrical Engagements with Arthur Conan Doyle, George Bernard Shaw, Ellen Terry, Edward Gordon Craig, Late-Victorian Culture, Assorted Ghosts, Old Men, War, and History

About this book

In this creative study of history and popular culture, W. D. King ingeniously illustrates how a long-forgotten instance in theatre history can reveal the very process of historical change itself. Late in the nineteenth century, Henry Irving, the leading actor-manager of the English stage, was scathingly attacked by George Bernard Shaw for his popular performance in Conan Doyle's play, A Story of Waterloo. Shaw's review was one of the first onslaughts in a war against the old guard of the English stage, against Victorianism, against England and Empire itself. King's depiction of this event and its aftermath illuminates the period's crucial values and cultural issues, and is presented in a manner that is both convincing and highly entertaining. This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press's mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1993.

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Information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
Print ISBN
9780520333314
Edition
1
eBook ISBN
9780520333321
Topic
Literature
Subtopic
British History
Index
Literature

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. CONTENTS
  5. ILLUSTRATIONS
  6. PREFACE
  7. CHRONOLOGY
  8. CHAPTER I "HAPPY THE PLAY THAT HAS NO CRITICISM IN THIS COLUMN”
  9. CHAPTER II HEART OF THE CROWD I: “THE JUDGMENT OF CONTEMPORARY EXPERIENCE”
  10. CHAPTER III HEART OF THE CROWD II: “THE MAINSPRING OF ALL AUTHORITY”
  11. CHAPTER IV “A STUDY OF THE HOMELIEST REALISM”: PICTURES OF WATERLOO
  12. CHAPTER V HISTORIES OF WATERLOO I: “ALL THAT A SOLDIER SEES”
  13. CHAPTER VI HISTORIES OF WATERLOO II: “NAPOLEON IN THE MIDST OF HIS ARMY”
  14. CHAPTER VII MEN OF DESTINY
  15. CHAPTER VIII PERSONALITY
  16. CHAPTER IX IRVING’S GHOST
  17. CHAPTER X “THEY COULD NOT SHOUT THAT
  18. APPENDIX A A STORY OF WATERLOO by ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE
  19. APPENDIX B
  20. NOTES
  21. BIBLIOGRAPHY
  22. INDEX

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