{"product_id":"victorian-classical-burlesques-laura-monros-gaspar-9781472537867","title":"Victorian Classical Burlesques: A Critical Anthology","description":"The Victorian classical burlesque was a popular theatrical genre of the mid-19th century. It parodied ancient tragedies with music, melodrama, pastiche, merciless satire and gender reversal. Immensely popular in its day, the genre was also intensely metatheatrical and carries significance for reception studies, the role and perception of women in Victorian society and the culture of artistic censorship.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis anthology contains the annotated text of four major classical burlesques: \u003ci\u003eAntigone Travestie\u003c\/i\u003e (1845) by Edward L. Blanchard, \u003ci\u003eMedea; or, the Best of Mothers with a Brute of a Husband\u003c\/i\u003e (1856) by Robert Brough, \u003ci\u003eAlcestis; the Original Strong-Minded Woman\u003c\/i\u003e (1850) and \u003ci\u003eElectra in a New Electric Light\u003c\/i\u003e (1859) by Francis Talfourd. The cultural and textual annotations highlight the changes made to the scripts from the manuscripts sent to the Lord Chamberlain's office and, by explaining the topical allusions and satire, elucidate elements of the burlesques' popular cultural milieu.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn in-depth critical introduction discusses the historical contexts of the plays' premieres and unveils the cultural processes behind the reception of the myths and original tragedies. As the burlesques combined spectacular effects with allusions to contemporary affairs, ambivalent and provocative attitudes to women, the plays represent an essential tool for reading the social history of the era.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laura Monros-Gaspar\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472537866\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472537867\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Laura Monros-Gaspar","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48175402549503,"sku":"9781472537867","price":44.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_653921b8-2b3f-44aa-8311-d510e2e217a4.jpg?v=1771333550","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/victorian-classical-burlesques-laura-monros-gaspar-9781472537867","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}