{"product_id":"eighteenth-century-brechtians-theatrical-satire-in-the-age-of-walpole-paperback","title":"Eighteenth-Century Brechtians: Theatrical Satire in the Age of Walpole - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoel Schechter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDiscussing the actor mutiny of 1733, theatre censorship, controversial plays and Fielding's forgery of an actor's biography, the book contends that some subversive Augustan and Georgian artists were early Brechtians. Reconstructions of lost episodes in theatre history include a recounting of Fielding's last days as a stage satirist before his Little Haymarket theatre was closed, Charlotte Charke's performances as Macheath and Polly Peachum in \u003cem\u003eThe Beggar's Opera\u003c\/em\u003e and the 1740 staging of Jonathan Swift's \u003cem\u003ePolite Conversation \u003c\/em\u003eon a double bill with Shakespeare's \u003cem\u003eMerry Wives . . .\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSome documents in this collection offer another perspective on theatre history by employing fiction - speculative reconstructions of Georgian theatre events for which historical facts are scarce or missing. Brecht also employed fiction to reconsider history in short stories he wrote about Lucullus and Socrates, and a novel about Julius Caesar. The stories and several new letters attributed to Fielding delve into theatre history and keep some of its controversy alive in new ways, historicizing fiction and theatre somewhat as Brecht did.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIt offers an unconventional, new reading of theatre history, Brecht's tradition and stage satire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoel Schechter\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of theater arts at San Francisco State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eMessiahs of 1933: How American Yiddish Theatre Survived Adversity through Satire\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 288\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.61 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50369494614253,"sku":"9780859893350","price":59.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/VfF9CFs1Fr9780859893350.webp?v=1785432058","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/eighteenth-century-brechtians-theatrical-satire-in-the-age-of-walpole-paperback","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}