| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 308 pages) : illustrations |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on October 29, 2020) |
| Subject |
English drama -- Restoration, 1660-1700 -- History and criticism
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Theater -- England -- History -- 17th century
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Cosmopolitanism -- England -- History -- 17th century
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Cosmopolitanism in literature.
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Literature and society -- England -- 17th century
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LITERARY CRITICISM / European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
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Cosmopolitanism
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Cosmopolitanism in literature
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English drama -- Restoration
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Literature and society
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Theater
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England
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2020016157 |
| ISBN |
9781501751608 |
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1501751603 |
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9781501751592 |
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150175159X |
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