Australian plays for the colonial stage : 1834-1899 / edited by Richard Fotheringham ; music used in the plays edited by Angela Turner.
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TextSeries: Academy editions of Australian literaturePublication details: St. Lucia, Qld. : University of Queensland Press, 2006Edition: Academy edDescription: lxxxvi, 732 p. : ill. ; 22 cmISBN: 0702234877; 0702234885 (pbk.)Subject(s): Australian drama -- 19th century | Musicals -- AustraliaDDC classification: A822.108 Summary: Contains the scripts of nine colonial plays - including a scurrilous satire, a pioneering romance, plays about bushrangers and Ned Kelly, a city murder-mystery and the first Australian stage classic, adapted from Marcus Clarke's novel, For the Term of His Natural Life. Each script has been carefully edited or reconstructed from unique manuscripts or rare colonial printed editions, giving full respect to their historical forms and usages. The plays have been given generous historical and textual introductions and are supplemented with explanatory notes on the many people, places, events and stories referred to.
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| wnor- Book | Northam Northam Adult Nonfiction | A822.4 AUS (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111028457701 |
Includes bibliography.
Contains the scripts of nine colonial plays - including a scurrilous satire, a pioneering romance, plays about bushrangers and Ned Kelly, a city murder-mystery and the first Australian stage classic, adapted from Marcus Clarke's novel, For the Term of His Natural Life. Each script has been carefully edited or reconstructed from unique manuscripts or rare colonial printed editions, giving full respect to their historical forms and usages. The plays have been given generous historical and textual introductions and are supplemented with explanatory notes on the many people, places, events and stories referred to.
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