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About the theatre; essays and studies
Title:
About the theatre; essays and studies
Author:
Archer, William, 1856-1924.
Personal Author:
Publication Information:
London : T. F. Unwin, 1886.
Physical Description:
4 pages l., 350 pages ; 20 cm
General Note:
Most of the essays previously published in different magazines.
Language:
English
Contents:
Are we advancing? (1882-1886)--The censorship of the stage.--The ethics of theatrical criticism.--Critics' English.--A storm in stageland.--Shakespeare and the public.--The stage of Greater Britain.--The plays of Victor Hugo.--Hugo and Wagner.--The realist's dilemma.
Format :
Book