Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 527 g
Dramatic Sensibility in Mary Shelley's Novels
Buch, Englisch, 226 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 527 g
Reihe: Studies in Major Literary Authors
ISBN: 978-0-415-93863-1
Verlag: Routledge
This book examines the often tragic and nearly always disabling metaphor of thetheatrum mundi, world-as-stage, as it plays itself out in the characters of Mary Shelley's novels.
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Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Roots of Mary Shelley’s Dramatic Sensibility; Chapter 3 Frankenstein: Storytelling as Dramatic Performance; Chapter 4 Mathilda: Life as Theatrical Production; Chapter 5 The Last Man: Autobiography as Drama; Chapter 6 Valperga: Theatrical Plots and Dramatic Intrigue; Chapter 7 Perkin Warbeck: Problematic Roles and Identities; Chapter 8 Lodore: Public Spectacle and Private Lives; Chapter 9 Falkner: The Illusion of Romance; Chapter 10 Conclusion;