Chartist Drama

This volume opens a window onto a unique culture of politicised working-class drama by offering four plays that highlight the diversity of Chartist performance: a verse tragedy concerning the Newport rising; a Gothic melodrama; a frequently reenacted treason trial; and a Romantic-era history play. -- .

• | Edited By: Gregory Vargo
• | Publisher: Manchester University Press
• | Publication Date: Mar 15, 2022
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 264 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1526164108
• | ISBN-13: 9781526164100