Richard Schoch
Biographic Data
| ID | 4860512 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Richard Schoch |
| GIVEN NAMES | Richard |
| FAMILY NAME | Schoch |
| SIGNATURE | SCHOCH R |
| AFFILIATIONS | Queen's University Belfast |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8116-0783 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 10 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1999 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
Writing the History of the British Stage, 1660–1900
This is the first book on British theatre historiography. It traces the practice of theatre history from its origins in the Restoration to its emergence as an academic discipline in the early twentieth century. In this compelling revisionist study, Richard Schoch reclaims the deep history of British theatre history, valorizing the usually overlooked scholarship undertaken by antiquarians, booksellers, bibliographers, journalists and theatrical in…
Writing the History of the British Stage
The Biography of Biographia Dramatica
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Inventing the Origins of Theatre History
An essay on how the discipline of theatre studies understands its own origins
A Supplement to Public Laws
The career of Arthur Murphy (1727-1805) bears exceptional witness not only to the precarious financial and legal condition of dramatic authors in Georgian England, but also-and more importantly-to the theatre's capacity to reconceive the author's position within the burgeoning culture of print. Murphy, who was both a playwright and a practicing barrister, spent his entire career trying to redefine the professional status of dramatic authors. He f…
Shakespeare's Victorian Stage
We Do Nothing but Enact History
While recent scholarly interest in the "theatricality" of Victorian culture has focused principally on novels, this essay widens that focus to include early-Victorian historical writing. Like his novelistic counterparts, Thomas Carlyle integrated pictorial and theatrical modes of representation into his historical essays despite harboring customary antitheatrical prejudices. In Past and Present, most particularly, Carlyle relied upon theatricalit…
The 19th Century London Stage
Reviewed by: The 19Th Century London Stage: An Exploration Richard W. Schoch The 19Th Century London Stage: An Exploration. [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: www.artsci.washington.edu/drama-phd/19thhmpg.html The 19th Century London Stage was created in 1992 by a group of doctoral students in the School of Drama at the University of Washington who participated in a seminar designed to exploit computer applications in theatre history research. Under the co…
Inventing the Origins of Theatre History
An essay on how the discipline of theatre studies understands its own origins
We Do Nothing but Enact History
While recent scholarly interest in the "theatricality" of Victorian culture has focused principally on novels, this essay widens that focus to include early-Victorian historical writing. Like his novelistic counterparts, Thomas Carlyle integrated pictorial and theatrical modes of representation into his historical essays despite harboring customary antitheatrical prejudices. In Past and Present, most particularly, Carlyle relied upon theatricalit…
We Do Nothing but Enact History
While recent scholarly interest in the "theatricality" of Victorian culture has focused principally on novels, this essay widens that focus to include early-Victorian historical writing. Like his novelistic counterparts, Thomas Carlyle integrated pictorial and theatrical modes of representation into his historical essays despite harboring customary antitheatrical prejudices. In Past and Present, most particularly, Carlyle relied upon theatricalit…
The 19th Century London Stage
Reviewed by: The 19Th Century London Stage: An Exploration Richard W. Schoch The 19Th Century London Stage: An Exploration. [Internet, WWW], ADDRESS: www.artsci.washington.edu/drama-phd/19thhmpg.html The 19th Century London Stage was created in 1992 by a group of doctoral students in the School of Drama at the University of Washington who participated in a seminar designed to exploit computer applications in theatre history research. Under the co…
Shakespeare's Victorian Stage
A Supplement to Public Laws
The career of Arthur Murphy (1727-1805) bears exceptional witness not only to the precarious financial and legal condition of dramatic authors in Georgian England, but also-and more importantly-to the theatre's capacity to reconceive the author's position within the burgeoning culture of print. Murphy, who was both a playwright and a practicing barrister, spent his entire career trying to redefine the professional status of dramatic authors. He f…
Inventing the Origins of Theatre History
An essay on how the discipline of theatre studies understands its own origins
Writing the History of the British Stage, 1660–1900
This is the first book on British theatre historiography. It traces the practice of theatre history from its origins in the Restoration to its emergence as an academic discipline in the early twentieth century. In this compelling revisionist study, Richard Schoch reclaims the deep history of British theatre history, valorizing the usually overlooked scholarship undertaken by antiquarians, booksellers, bibliographers, journalists and theatrical in…
Writing the History of the British Stage
The Biography of Biographia Dramatica
A summary is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content.
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
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