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Autor:
Ian Newman, David O'Shaughnessy
Charles Macklin (1699?–1797) was one of the most important figures in the eighteenth-century theatre. Born in Ireland, he began acting in London in around 1725 and gave his final performance in 1789 – no other actor can claim to have acted across
Autor:
Michael Griffin, David O'Shaughnessy
Publikováno v:
Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture. 52:453-457
Autor:
David O'Shaughnessy
Publikováno v:
Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture. 49:355-359
Autor:
David O’Shaughnessy
This chapter discusses the various interventions made by the Examiner of Plays on Macklin's plays before they were performed. It highlights various bawdy and political elements that were thought inappropriate for performance. The chapter argues that
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https://explore.openaire.eu/search/publication?articleId=doi_dedup___::8e50674637abd98b1ef37d870977d781
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2crj1t8.18
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2crj1t8.18
Autor:
Ian Newman, David O’Shaughnessy
This chapter gives a survey of Macklin's life and career, tracing his trajectory from unknown actor to one of the best-known figures in Georgian theatre. Looking at Macklin's many activities over decades of London life, the chapter argues that consid
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https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2crj1t8.9
https://doi.org/10.2307/j.ctv2crj1t8.9
Publikováno v:
Eighteenth-Century Studies. 52:431-435
Autor:
David O'Shaughnessy
Publikováno v:
Palgrave Studies in the Enlightenment, Romanticism and Cultures of Print ISBN: 9783030629113
This chapter places William Godwin’s historical tragedy Abbas, King of Persia (1801) in the context of the Act of Union (1801) of Britain and Ireland. The chapter argues that revisionist Irish historian John Curry’s critique of religious sectaria
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https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62912-0_2
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-62912-0_2
Autor:
David O'Shaughnessy
This collection reveals the wide-ranging impact of the Stage Licensing Act of 1737 on literary and theatrical culture in Georgian Britain. Demonstrating the differing motivations of the state in censoring public performances of plays after the Stage