Jekyll and Hyde Adapted - Dramatizations of Cultural Anxiety (Hardcover, New)


This book offers a compelling examination of performed adaptations of Stevenson's masterpiece, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Rose investigates how a single text, adapted many times in the past century, can serve to elucidate certain shifts in cultural attitudes. Providing an analysis of the relation between culture and performance, the author argues that Stevenson's adapters have infused the original story with concerns about issues of race, class, gender, and economics.


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This book offers a compelling examination of performed adaptations of Stevenson's masterpiece, "The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde." Rose investigates how a single text, adapted many times in the past century, can serve to elucidate certain shifts in cultural attitudes. Providing an analysis of the relation between culture and performance, the author argues that Stevenson's adapters have infused the original story with concerns about issues of race, class, gender, and economics.

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Imprint

Praeger Publishers Inc

Country of origin

United States

Release date

July 1996

Availability

Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days

First published

July 1996

Authors

Dimensions

229 x 152 x 14mm (L x W x T)

Format

Hardcover

Pages

192

Edition

New

ISBN-13

978-0-313-29721-2

Barcode

9780313297212

Categories

LSN

0-313-29721-5



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