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This is a unique edition of four "high society" Victorian comedies, currently enjoying revival on the London stage. The volume Dion Boucicault's London Assurance, W. S. Gilbert's Engaged, Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Money, and Henry James's The High Bid. Each of the plays deals with marriage, tests of affection, and the power of money.A critical introduction, a wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography illuminate the plays' cultural contexts and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.
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Oxford World's Classics: London Assurance and Other Victorian Comedies, Dion Boucicault, Edward Bulwer-Lytton, Henry James, Klaus Stierstorfer, W. S. Gilbert
- Language
- Released
- 2001
- Binding
- (Paperback)
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- Title
- Oxford World's Classics: London Assurance and Other Victorian Comedies
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Released
- 2001
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 335
- ISBN10
- 0192832964
- ISBN13
- 9780192832962
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Theatre & Dance, British Literature, Theatre Plays, Comedies, Victorian Era
- Description
- This is a unique edition of four "high society" Victorian comedies, currently enjoying revival on the London stage. The volume Dion Boucicault's London Assurance, W. S. Gilbert's Engaged, Edward Bulwer-Lytton's Money, and Henry James's The High Bid. Each of the plays deals with marriage, tests of affection, and the power of money.A critical introduction, a wide-ranging annotation, and an informative bibliography illuminate the plays' cultural contexts and theatrical potential for reader and performer alike.