The Drama of Publishing: A ‘Lost’ Epilogue to Maturin's Bertram?

This essay discusses the possibility of a new reading of Charles Maturin's Bertram; or, The Castle of St. Aldobrandon the basis of a hitherto ignored manuscript, ‘Epilogue’ to the drama found in the archives of publisher John Murray. The essay adds a new chapter to the tormented publishing history o...

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Publicado en:Gothic Studies Vol. 3; no. 2; pp. 170 - 181
Autor principal: Demata, Massimiliano
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Edinburgh University Press Aug2001
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Sumario:This essay discusses the possibility of a new reading of Charles Maturin's Bertram; or, The Castle of St. Aldobrandon the basis of a hitherto ignored manuscript, ‘Epilogue’ to the drama found in the archives of publisher John Murray. The essay adds a new chapter to the tormented publishing history of this work and sheds light on the ambiguous and shifting moral and political interpretations given by both Maturin and his audience to one of the most famous Gothic dramas.