Plays by Henry Arthur Jones
Title | Plays by Henry Arthur Jones PDF eBook |
Author | Henry Arthur Jones |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 236 |
Release | 1982-09-09 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780521233699 |
Henry Arthur Jones was among the most prominent British dramatists of his day. A contemporary of Pinero, Wilde and Shaw, he did his best to elevate drama to the level of literature whilst constructing plays that were also successful in the commercial theatre. Though some of his contemporaries considered him cynical and daring, he strove to confront major issues without offending accepted social and dramatic conventions. This volume contains three of Jones's ninety-odd plays, representing the best of his work in different styles: melodrama and society drama. The Silver King (1882), the story of a man, falsely accused of murder, was Jones's first great success. It is one of the best melodramas ever written, and won high praise from Matthew Arnold for its literary merit and convincing characterisation. Jones's interest in the 'New Woman' of the 1890s is expressed in the lively dialogue of The Case of Rebellious Susan (1894), whose heroine is advised to renounce her new lover and return to her faithless husband - scarely a radical conclusion, but sympathetically handled. The Liars (1897) is a fine comedy of manners which again considers the question of marriage and the role of women in society. Dr Jackson's full introduction places Jones in the context of late Victorian society and theatre and describes his other literary activities - the published letters and essays on drama - as well as discussing some of the plays not included here. The volume is illustrated by contemporary production prints.
Henry Arthur Jones, Dramatist
Title | Henry Arthur Jones, Dramatist PDF eBook |
Author | Archibald Henderson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 1925 |
Genre | Dramatists |
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Henry Arthur Jones and the Modern Drama
Title | Henry Arthur Jones and the Modern Drama PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Albert Cordell |
Publisher | Port Washington, N.Y : Kennikat Press |
Pages | 288 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
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Henry Arthur Jones: English Dramatist
Title | Henry Arthur Jones: English Dramatist PDF eBook |
Author | Edna Bella Taylor |
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Release | 1930 |
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Henry Arthur Jones
Title | Henry Arthur Jones PDF eBook |
Author | Aubrey Ward Goodenough |
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Pages | 398 |
Release | 1920 |
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Henry Arthur Jones
Title | Henry Arthur Jones PDF eBook |
Author | David Reid Hodgin |
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Pages | 266 |
Release | 1926 |
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Arthur Wing Pinero and Henry Arthur Jones
Title | Arthur Wing Pinero and Henry Arthur Jones PDF eBook |
Author | Penny Griffin |
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Pages | 298 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Dramatists, English |
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