Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England - Davis, Jim (University of Warwick) - Books - Cambridge University Press - 9781107098855 - October 8, 2015
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Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England

Davis, Jim (University of Warwick)

Comic Acting and Portraiture in Late-Georgian and Regency England

Jim Davis explores the relationship between comic performance and the visual arts in England c.1780–1830, focussing on the influence of Hogarth and Wilkie on theatre criticism and portraiture, caricature as critique and the contribution of comic actors to notions of national identity.


287 pages, 76 b/w illus.

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Released October 8, 2015
ISBN13 9781107098855
Publishers Cambridge University Press
Pages 287
Dimensions 182 × 256 × 21 mm   ·   754 g