This is a badly needed study that goes far toward resolving the vagueness, and the misconceptions and surprising ignorance of facts and circumstances, that still cling to the subject of T.W. Robertson and the theatre of his age. No further work on the subject can afford not to take into consideration this comprehensive treatment of one of the pivotal figures of the nineteenth-century English theatre. (Joseph Donohue, University of Massachusetts) Dr. Barrett gives the reader fresh perspectives of the playwrighting and theatrical career of Tom Robertson, the pivotal figure in the rise of realism on the Victorian stage. This superb study, thoroughly researched and excellently written, will be heartily welcomed by both literary scholars and theatre historians. (M. Glen Wilson, Professor Emeritus, Macalester College) Reading Daniel Barrett's study of 'T.W. Robertson and the Prince of Wales's Theatre' will be a delight to anyone interested in nineteenth-century theatre. His generally clear-cut argumentation and accessible style are apt to attract an audience wider than the specialist circles. The main strength of the book clearly springs from its ability to bring the historical context of Robertson's plays to life. (Klaus Stierstorfer, Theatre Notebook) schovat popis