![]() ![]() ![]() However, Dickens pursued a lifelong relationship with the theatrical world. ![]() Show more Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is mainly known for his Victorian novels. The conclusion is that these Gothic elements were enhanced on stage by means of textual selections, set arrangements and plot focused on the Dedlocks’ Ghost legend, illustrating the sensationalist character of the nineteenth. The main focus of this analysis is the investigation of Gothic motifs present in Dickens’ novel, and how they were represented in these two productions. This thesis aims at exploring this relationship, taking into account two theatrical adaptations of Dickens’ novel "Bleak House" in 1853: James Elphinstone and Frederic Neale’s "‘Bleak House’, a drama in two acts", performed at the City of London Theatre in June 1853, and George Dibdin Pitt’s "The Bleak House, or the Spectre of the Ghost Walk", performed at the Royal Pavilion Theatre, also in June 1853, before the final instalments of the novel had been published. Gothic Drama on the Victorian Stage: Performing Dickens' Bleak House in 1853 Research master thesis | Literary Studies (research) (MA) Charles Dickens (1812-1870) is mainly known for his Victorian novels. ![]()
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