The wonderful and surprising history of Sweeney Todd : the life and times of an urban legend / Robert L. Mack.
Traces the history of the Todd narrative from its earliest "proper" appearance as a "penny dreadful" in 1846-47, and then as a popular melodrama, through to its twentieth-century manifestation in film, ballet, musicals and opera, up to current and future productions including the Tim Burton/Johnny D...
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Language: | English |
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London ; New York :
Continuum,
2007.
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Physical Description: | xx, 375 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Format: | Book |
Summary: |
Traces the history of the Todd narrative from its earliest "proper" appearance as a "penny dreadful" in 1846-47, and then as a popular melodrama, through to its twentieth-century manifestation in film, ballet, musicals and opera, up to current and future productions including the Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film. Each successive generation has found a compelling fascination in the story's themes of avarice, ambition, desire, appetite, retribution, justice, and cannibalism. Following in the footsteps of the myth, this book takes the reader on a journey from the roots of the story in the alleyways and pie-shops of Victorian London to its modern incarnations on stage, screen and in popular culture.--From publisher description. |
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Call Number: | PR5189.P95 Z73 2007 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-364) and index. |
ISBN: | 9780826497918 : 0826497918 : |