Staging the Peninsular War 1807-1815 Representations of Spain and Portugal in the English Theatres

Download or read book Staging the Peninsular War 1807-1815 Representations of Spain and Portugal in the English Theatres written by Susan Valladares and published by Lund Humphries Publishers. This book was released on 2015-08-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In her study of English theatre during the Peninsular War, Susan Valladares contextualizes the theatrical treatment of the war within the larger political and ideological axes of Romantic performance. From its nuanced reading of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's Pizarro (1799), to its accounts of wartime productions of Shakespeare, description of performances at the minor theatres, and detailed case study of dramatic culture in Bristol, Valladares's book reveals how theatrical entertainments reflected and shaped public feeling on the Peninsular campaign.