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Theatre and culture in early modern England, 1650-1737 : from Leviathan to Licensing Act / edited by Catie Gill.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English drama--Restoration, 1660-1700--History and criticism.
- English drama--18th century--History and criticism.
- Literature and society--England--History--17th century.
- Literature and society--England--History--18th century.
- Theater and society--England--History--17th century.
- Theater and society--England--History--18th century.
- Social history in literature.
- Social change in literature.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (191 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham, Surrey, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Framed by the publication of Leviathan and the 1713 Licensing Act, this collection provides analysis of both canonical and non-canonical texts within the scope of an eighty-year period of theatre history, allowing for definition and assessment that uncouples Restoration drama from eighteenth-century drama. Paying special attention to literary innovation and sociopolitical changes, this book is a valuable tool for scholars of Restoration and eighteenth-century performance, providing groundwork for future research and investigation.
- Contents:
- Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Acknowledgements; Chronology; Introduction; 1 What Do the Servants Know?; 2 Flinging the Book Away; 3 Coffee-houses and Restoration Drama; 4 Sex and Tyranny Revisited; 5 Sex, Tyranny, and the Problem of Allegiance; 6 The Adaptation of Seventeenth-Century Spanish Drama; 7 The Female Wits; 8 'Jilting Jades'? Perceptions of Female Playgoers; 9 Revolution and the Moral Reform of the Stage; Works Cited; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-351-88012-8
- 1-351-88013-6
- 1-315-23646-X
- 1-282-89219-3
- 9786612892196
- 0-7546-9944-7
- OCLC:
- 689997328
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