Today few of the plays of Dion Boucicault (1822-1890) are considered worthy of critical attention: the enormous success he had in his lifetime backfired when theatrical tastes changed and even now he is often considered, undeservedly, a mere show-businessman and hack writer. This critical analysis of some of his less studied plays shows the Irish playwright’s unique perspective on Victorian society: his controversial views on the family, the law, and religion, his attempt to lend a voice to those who had been marginalised by a culture he did not feel his own.
The Uncompromising Victorian The Law and the Family in the Plays of Dion Boucicault
Maria Serena Marchesi
2017-01-01
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Today few of the plays of Dion Boucicault (1822-1890) are considered worthy of critical attention: the enormous success he had in his lifetime backfired when theatrical tastes changed and even now he is often considered, undeservedly, a mere show-businessman and hack writer. This critical analysis of some of his less studied plays shows the Irish playwright’s unique perspective on Victorian society: his controversial views on the family, the law, and religion, his attempt to lend a voice to those who had been marginalised by a culture he did not feel his own.File in questo prodotto:
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