Theater Figures : Production of 19th Century British Novel

In studying the relationship between theater and the evolving novel and literary market in Victorian England, Allen (English, Purdue U.) argues that the theater served as "a set of coordinates" for exploring such themes as the staging of gender identity in works by Frances Burney, Jane Austen, Sir Walter Scott, and others. Annotation (c) Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)