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Ways of the World Theater and Cosmopolitanism in the Restoration and Beyond
Title
Ways of the World Theater and Cosmopolitanism in the Restoration and Beyond / Laura J. Rosenthal.
ISBN
1501751603
9781501751608
9781501751585
9781501751592
Publication
Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020.
Manufacture
Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2020
Copyright Notice Date
©2020.
Physical Description
1 online resource
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Summary
"An account of how Restoration drama (England, 1660-1700) both promoted and satirized Stuart imperial and cosmopolitan ambitions, including discussions of the depiction of the Ottoman, Chinese, French, Dutch and Spanish Empires; the slave trade; the novelty of the actress; and the lasting impact of the Restoration on British theater"-- Provided by publisher.
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Project MUSE - 2020 Complete
Project MUSE - 2020 Literature
Other formats
Online version: Rosenthal, Laura J. (Laura Jean), 1960- Ways of the world. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
October 27, 2020
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
All Roads Lead to Rhodes : William Davenant, Ottomanphilia, and the Reinvention of Theater in the Restoration
Travesties : William Wycherley, the Fop, and the Provincial Girl
Indian Queens and the Queen Who Brought the Indies
Restoration Legacies : Tragic Monarchs, Exotic and Enslaved
"Have you not been sophisticated?" : The After-life of the Restoration Actress
Histories of Their Own Times: Burnet, Cibber, and Rochester
Epilogue : Mr. Spectator, Adam Smith, and the New Global Citizenship.
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