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‘Whole shew and spectacle’ : French Prisoner-of-War theatre in England during the Napoleonic era
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Astbury, Katherine (2021) ‘Whole shew and spectacle’ : French Prisoner-of-War theatre in England during the Napoleonic era. Journal of War and Culture Studies, 14 (2). pp. 194-210. doi:10.1080/17526272.2021.1887577 ISSN 1752-6272.
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Official URL: https://doi.org/10.1080/17526272.2021.1887577
Abstract
During the Napoleonic wars there were tens of thousands of French prisoners of war (POWs) in Britain. Whether out on parole or held in prisons or on prison hulks, theatre was a common feature of their experiences. This article compares and contrasts the on-board theatricals that POWs performed on the hulks, in the purpose-built theatre at Portchester Castle and those put on by officers held on parole in towns across the country. In so doing, it explores the extent to which theatre was perceived by the prisoners as a particularly French response to difficult circumstances and as a conduit for reinforcing their national identity as well as creating a temporary sense of community with ‘the enemy’, that is to say British guards and civilians watching performances.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) > PN2000 Dramatic representation. The Theater | ||||||||
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > School of Modern Languages and Cultures | ||||||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Theater -- Great Britain -- History -- 19th century, Prisoners of war, Prisons -- Great Britain, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Theater and the war, Soldiers as actors -- Great Britain | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of War and Culture Studies | ||||||||
| Publisher: | Routledge | ||||||||
| ISSN: | 1752-6272 | ||||||||
| Official Date: | April 2021 | ||||||||
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| Volume: | 14 | ||||||||
| Number: | 2 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | pp. 194-210 | ||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1080/17526272.2021.1887577 | ||||||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||||||
| Reuse Statement (publisher, data, author rights): | This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in Journal of War and Culture Studies on 19 Apr 2021, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/17526272.2021.1887577 | ||||||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant deposit: | 9 February 2021 | ||||||||
| Date of first compliant Open Access: | 19 October 2022 | ||||||||
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