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British Enlightenment theatre : dramatizing difference / Bridget Orr.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Orr, Bridget, author.
Contributor:
Cambridge University Press.
A. H. Scouten Memorial Fund.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Theater--Great Britain--History--18th century.
Theater.
Great Britain.
History.
English drama--18th century--History and criticism.
English drama.
Enlightenment--Great Britain.
Enlightenment.
Great Britain--Intellectual life--18th century.
Intellectual life.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 285 pages) : illustrations
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2020.
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2020]
System Details:
text file
Contents:
Introduction : dramatizing enlightenment
Addison, Steele and enlightened sentiment
Fair captives and spiritual dragooning : Islam and toleration on stage
The black legend, noble savagery and indigenous voice
The Masonic invention of domestic tragedy
Local savagery : the enlightenment countryside on stage.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction. Cambridge Available via World Wide Web.
Description based on print version record.
Local Notes:
Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the A. H. Scouten Memorial Fund.
Other Format:
ebook version :
ISBN:
9781108584494
1108584497
Publisher Number:
99987261128
Access Restriction:
Restricted for use by site license.

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