Like the sons of the Seven against Thebes, Charles Kean was born an epigone: the pupil of a fading antiquity, the descendant of a culture whose vigor was already sapped.
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English Historical drama, Historical drama, English, Histories, Historiography, History, History and criticism, In literature, Medievalism, Middle Ages in literature, Stage history, Theater, Auffuhrung, Literature, Toneel, Historisch drama, Victoriaanse tijd, Geschichte 1800-1918, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, dramatic production, Theater, great britain, history, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, stage history, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, histories, Kean, charles john, 1811-1868, Historical drama, history and criticism, Great britain, historiographyPlaces
England, Great BritainTimes
1066-1687, 1800-1950, 19th centuryShowing 2 featured editions. View all 2 editions?
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Shakespeare's Victorian Stage: Performing History in the Theatre of Charles Kean
December 14, 2006, Cambridge University Press
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Shakespeare's Victorian stage: performing history in the theatre of Charles Kean
1998, Cambridge University Press
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0521622816 9780521622813
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"Like the sons of the Seven against Thebes, Charles Kean was born an epigone: the pupil of a fading antiquity, the descendant of a culture whose vigor was already sapped."
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