Clapping to A Criminal: The Jack Sheppard Craze of the 1720s

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Clapping to A Criminal: The Jack Sheppard Craze of the 1720s

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

Jack Sheppard, a real historical figure executed in 1724 London, became the focus of many biographical publications and theatrical pieces immediately after his demise. This article examines the earliest literary works featuring Sheppard and the way the character of a criminal entered London’s stages. By analyzing the digression from the facts of Sheppard’s life, the tendencies of the popular theatrical genres of the 1720s emerge. Based on two works of art, Thurmond’s Harlequin Sheppard (1724) and Walker’s Quaker’s Opera (1728), one can trace the development of the theatre devices as well as the marketing strategies dramatic authors used to lure the audience into theatres. Both examined pieces were not particularly successful but Thurmond’s pantomime significantly inspired John Gay to write Beggar’s Opera, basing the character of Macheath on Sheppard. Walker then combined the two phenomena – taking the strategies of new ballad operas, he repurposed the story of Jack Sheppard and adapted it into Quaker’s Opera.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Clapping to A Criminal: The Jack Sheppard Craze of the 1720s

Popis výsledku anglicky

Jack Sheppard, a real historical figure executed in 1724 London, became the focus of many biographical publications and theatrical pieces immediately after his demise. This article examines the earliest literary works featuring Sheppard and the way the character of a criminal entered London’s stages. By analyzing the digression from the facts of Sheppard’s life, the tendencies of the popular theatrical genres of the 1720s emerge. Based on two works of art, Thurmond’s Harlequin Sheppard (1724) and Walker’s Quaker’s Opera (1728), one can trace the development of the theatre devices as well as the marketing strategies dramatic authors used to lure the audience into theatres. Both examined pieces were not particularly successful but Thurmond’s pantomime significantly inspired John Gay to write Beggar’s Opera, basing the character of Macheath on Sheppard. Walker then combined the two phenomena – taking the strategies of new ballad operas, he repurposed the story of Jack Sheppard and adapted it into Quaker’s Opera.

Druh

J_ost - Ostatní články v recenzovaných periodicích

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60403 - Performing arts studies (Musicology, Theater science, Dramaturgy)

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/GA19-07494S" target="_blank" >GA19-07494S: Anglická divadelní kultura 1660-1737</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2021

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Theory and Practice in English Studies (THEPES)

ISSN

1805-0859

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

10

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

CZ - Česká republika

Počet stran výsledku

15

Strana od-do

63-77

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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