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.
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Illustrated by contemporary production prints, a volume of three plays by the late-Victorian playwright includes an introduction, biographical table and chronological list of plays.
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- Old Drama And The New (BCL1-PR English Literature) by William Archer in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- The Old Drama and the New: An Essay in Re-Valuation by William Archer in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Back Matter
- In Memoriam by Alfred Lord Tennyson in Front Matter, and page 37
- Representative Plays by Henry A. Jones in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Shadow of Henry Irving by Henry A. Jones in Front Matter
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- The Theory and Practice of Text-Editing: Essays in Honour of James T. Boulton by Ian Small in Front Matter
- The Profession of the Playwright: British Theatre, 1800-1900 by John Russell Stephens in Back Matter
- English Stage Comedy 1490-1990 by Alexander Leggatt in Back Matter
- The Cambridge Companion to Victorian and Edwardian Theatre (Cambridge Companions to Literature) by Kerry Powell on page 205
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