Selling the Bird : Richard Walton Tully´s the bird of paradise and the dynamics of theatrical commodification

The subject of this essay is a largely forgotten long-run play that had considerable impact on US culture in the first half of the twentieth century. Richard Walton Tully´s romantic drama "The Bird of Paradise" is a perfect example of a serious-minded, commercially successful play that has been erased from our disciplinary memory

In sickness and in love : autumn in my heart and the embodiment of morality in Korean television drama

The modern ideology of romantic love is a prominent theme in Korean television dra- mas (K-dramas). In this paper, I focus on one particular drama, Autumn in My Heart (2000), and the real life love stories of young Korean women. By examining the moral discourses of love within the drama in conjunction with the personal experiences of my informants (echoing the ways my own informants spoke of their love stories in the con- text of the dramas), I argue that the melodramatic form that emerges from such a study exposes a certain ambivalent attitude to the ideal of modern romantic love. My informants and the narrative plot of the drama in question articulate an embodied moral discourse that conceives of illness as a moral consequence of romantic love with a consequent detachment of the individual from the moral community of kin.peer-reviewe

Women, Nationalism And The Romantic Stage: Theatre And Politics In Britain, 1780-1800

In the 1780s and 1790s, theatre critics described the stage as a state in political tumult, while politicians invoked theatre as a model for politics both good and bad. In this study, Betsy Bolton examines the ways Romantic women performers and playwrights used theatrical conventions to intervene in politics. Reading the public performances of Emma Hamilton and Mary Robinson through the conventions of dramatic romance, Bolton suggests that the romance of national identity developed by writers such as Souther and Wordsworth took shape in complex opposition to these unruly women. Setting the conventions of farce against those of sentiment, playwrights such as Hannah Cowley and Elizabeth Inchbald questioned imperial relations while criticizing contemporary gender relations. This well-illustrated study draws on canonical poetry and personal memoirs, popular drama and parliamentary debates, political caricatures and theatrical reviews to extend current understandings of Romantic theatre, the public sphere, and Romantic gender relations.--BOOK JACKE

Does Movie Viewing Cultivate Unrealistic Expectations about Love and Marriage?

The present study investigated the connection between romantic movie viewing frequency and endorsement of dysfunctional beliefs for romantic relationships in a university-based sample of 228 participants. Respondents completed a questionnaire in which they reported demographic information as well as responses to the several scales that measure endorsement of romantic ideals. I base this investigation of Segrin and Nabi’s (2002) examination of television viewing habits and proclivity for unrealistic expectations of sex, love, and marriage. Both the current study and the investigation conducted by Segrin and Nabi (2002) support the supposition that media play a part in reinforcing beliefs about coupleships. Frequent viewing of romantic comedy and drama films seems intimately tied to affirmation of love myths and idealistic expectations. Results, implications, and suggestions for future research are addressed

Julius Knight, Australian Matinee Idol: Costume Drama as Historical Re-presentation

The Scottish actor Julius Knight, in four major tours for J. C. Williamson's successive managerial organisations from 1897 to 1916, became the best-known and respected actor in costume plays while also contributing to the establishment of contemporary realist drama in Australia. This article considers the cultural functions of romantic costume drama through the study of three of his most popular and significant productions and roles: 'The Prisoner of Zenda', Marcus Superbus in 'The Sign of the Cross', and Napoleon in 'The Royal Divorce'

La presencia de la madre muerta en el drama romántico español

The objective of this work is to analyze the appearance of the figure of the dead mother in the Spanish Romantic Drama as a symbol of forsakenness and helplessness of mankind. Evoked by male and female characters in the most intense moments of the action, her presence, protective and beloved, reflects the Romantic perception of mankind in the world: a human being left into a place hostile to all hope

The Temple of Morality: Thomas Holcroft and the Swerve of Melodrama

Roll 43a. Repository (Col.Ch.) / Tre Ore (Col.Ch.). Image 12 of 59. (2 April, 1953; 3 April, 1953) [PHO 1.43a.13]The Boleslaus Lukaszewski (Father Luke) Photographs contain more than 28,000 images of Saint Louis University people, activities, and events between 1951 and 1970. The photographs were taken by Boleslaus Lukaszewski (Father Luke), a Jesuit priest and member of the University's Philosophy Department faculty

The drama and the short-story: a comparison

Thesis (M.A.)--Boston Universit