T C 357: Comedy, Ancient and Modern

Gilbert and Sullivan

I. Victorian Britain (1837-1901)
Queen Victoria

• The industrial revolution and social class
• Empire
• Morality, sentimentality, propriety

II. Theater in 19th Century Britain

• Performance
• Genres influencing Gilbert and Sullivan

1. Melodrama
2. Opera
3. Burlesque

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