{"product_id":"the-profession-of-the-playwright-british-theatre-1800-1900-0521259134","title":"The Profession of the Playwright: British Theatre, 1800-1900","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0521259134\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stephens, John Russell\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the first book to examine the working world of the playwright in nineteenth-century Britain. It was often a risky and financially uncertain profession, yet the magic of the theater attracted authors from widely different backgrounds--journalists, lawyers, churchmen, civil servants, printers, and actors, as well as prominent poets and novelists. In a fascinating account of the frustrations and the rewards of dramatic authorship, Stephens uncovers fresh information on the playwright's earnings, relationships with actors, managers, publishers, and audience, and offers a new perspective on his growing status as a professional. Further chapters focus on the struggle for copyright reform and the complexities of dramatic publishing. A large number of major and minor authors are discussed, among them Planché, Fitzball, Boucicault, Pinero, Grundy, Gilbert, Jones, and Shaw.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51941694046496,"sku":"NEW0521259134","price":126.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-profession-of-the-playwright-british-theatre-1800-1900-0521259134","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}