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• catalog abstract ""Glorious Causes explores the politics of theatricality and the theatricality of politics in late Georgian Britain, at a time when the British nation can be described as a stage for reform. 1832 is particularly significant for legislation in relation to both the drama and the parliamentary franchise. In many ways, though, the forces of change date back to the later part of the eighteenth-century, and were set in motion by powerful liberation movements, not only in France and North America, but in Britain itself. Particularly important, in addition to agitation for the vote, were the movements for abolition of the slave trade and slave emancipation, the attempt to improve conditions in the factory, resistance to the exploitation of agricultural workers and, not least, the early struggle for women's rights. Political rhetoric was characterized by a rich vocabulary, drawing on theatrical language and forms, from melodrama and tragedy, to comedy and burlesque. Most importantly, activity in the theatres themselves, often dismissed until recently as vulgar or sentimental, was highly charged with political dynamic and controversy, central to the drama of reform."--Jacket.".
• catalog contributor b12028612.
• catalog coverage "Great Britain Politics and government 1789-1820.".
• catalog coverage "Great Britain Politics and government 1800-1837.".
• catalog created "2001.".
• catalog date "2001".
• catalog date "2001.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
• catalog description ""Glorious Causes explores the politics of theatricality and the theatricality of politics in late Georgian Britain, at a time when the British nation can be described as a stage for reform. 1832 is particularly significant for legislation in relation to both the drama and the parliamentary franchise. In many ways, though, the forces of change date back to the later part of the eighteenth-century, and were set in motion by powerful liberation movements, not only in France and North America, but in Britain itself. Particularly important, in addition to agitation for the vote, were the movements for abolition of the slave trade and slave emancipation, the attempt to improve conditions in the factory, resistance to the exploitation of agricultural workers and, not least, the early struggle for women's rights. Political rhetoric was characterized by a rich vocabulary, drawing on theatrical language and forms, from melodrama and tragedy, to comedy and burlesque. Most importantly, activity in the theatres themselves, often dismissed until recently as vulgar or sentimental, was highly charged with political dynamic and controversy, central to the drama of reform."--Jacket.".
• catalog description "1. The Grand Theatre of Reform -- 2. Slavery, Removing the Cloak from the Truth -- 3. Dark Satanic Mills, Transforming the Face of England -- 4. Distressed Tenants and Rural Landscapes -- 5. Women Players and the Protection Racket -- 6. The Grand Theatre of Political Change, 1789 to 1833.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [188]-196) and index.".
• catalog extent "xiv, 202 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "0198187297".
• catalog issued "2001".
• catalog issued "2001.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain Politics and government 1789-1820.".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain Politics and government 1800-1837.".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain".
• catalog spatial "Great Britain.".
• catalog subject "792.094109034 21".
• catalog subject "English drama 18th century History and criticism.".
• catalog subject "English drama 19th century History and criticism.".
• catalog subject "PN2594 .S95 2001".
• catalog subject "Theater Great Britain History 18th century.".
• catalog subject "Theater Great Britain History 19th century.".
• catalog subject "Theater Political aspects Great Britain.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. The Grand Theatre of Reform -- 2. Slavery, Removing the Cloak from the Truth -- 3. Dark Satanic Mills, Transforming the Face of England -- 4. Distressed Tenants and Rural Landscapes -- 5. Women Players and the Protection Racket -- 6. The Grand Theatre of Political Change, 1789 to 1833.".
• catalog title "Glorious causes : the grand theatre of political change, 1789-1833 / Julia Swindells.".
• catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
• catalog type "History. fast".
• catalog type "text".