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"Fictions of Presence: Theatre and Novel in Eighteenth-Century Britain" by Ros Ballaster explores the relationship between theater and novels in 18th-century Britain. The book argues that both mediums aimed to create a sense of "presence" and connection with the audience or reader. Ballaster examines the presence of the author, fictional characters, and the role of the audience or reader in creating a sense of presence. The book challenges the idea of a strict divide between theater and novels and highlights the ways in which they influenced and interacted with each other. [Extracted from the article]

This special issue foregrounds new scholarship on Romanticism and vision. From its origins as a keyword for the visionary imagination, "vision" has in recent decades become an important lens for thinking about the embodied sense of sight and the aims and objectives of looking. The essays collected here contribute to the current work of reassessing Romantic approaches to and concerns over vision by exploring the tension between word and image, shifting paradigms in the theatrical and visual arts, and the social and political stakes of viewing, from the formation of the gaze, to sympathetic viewership, to the construction of bodily and racial difference. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

An interview with Joseph Roach, Professor of Theater and Professor of English, Emeritus, at Yale University, is presented. Topics discussed include scholarship on fireflies, blinking on and off for a while and then disappearing, his several books "The Player's Passion," "Cities of the Dead" or "It?," how your research engages with the archive in a way both illuminates and animates and slavery and the Middle Passage are ritually re-materialized in modern life.

The article reviews the theatrical production "Nobody" by Mary Robinson held at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London, England on November 29, 1794.

The article discusses the role of the histrionic mirror in the Georgian-era theatrical performance. It says that the Georgian-era debate over the histrionic mirror and examinations into the veracity of dramatic symbolism comprised an intellectual adventure that changed culture beyond the consideration of mirror as a passive instrument that faithfully represents reality.

The article presents literary criticism of the book "Belinda" by Maria Edgeworth. Particular focus is given to the novel's engagement with realism. According to the author, the book used allusions to stage performances, acting practices, and dramatic histories to construct a sense of reality. It is suggested that in Edgeworth's time, the theater was considered a better source of realism than the sentimental genre of the novel. Details on Edgeworth's work as a playwright are also presented.

The article discusses the life of actress Mary Robinson and the theater as a metaphor and cultural institution in the 1780s. The discussion focuses on how Robinson used theater practices in other cultural endeavors to transform herself into an icon and a poet. Robinson's relations with authors such as dramatist Hannah Cowley are also discussed.

Reviews the motion picture 'The Gingerbread Man,' directed by Robert Altman. Altman's examination of the breakdown of masculine fidelity, sexuality and authority; Film credits; Results of the audience reaction tests of the film.