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Speculative enterprise : public theaters and financial markets in London, 1688-1763 / Mattie Burkert.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Burkert, Mattie, 1987- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Theater--England--London--History--18th century.
- Theater.
- Theater--Economic aspects.
- Theatrical companies.
- History.
- England--London.
- Theatrical companies--England--London--History--18th century.
- Theater--Economic aspects--England--London.
- London (England)--Economic conditions--18th century.
- London (England).
- Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century.
- Great Britain.
- Economic conditions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2021.
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I The Great Recoinage (1695-1698)
- 1. "Virtue Is as Much Debased as Our Money"
- 2. Recoining the Repertory
- Interlude (1700-1720)
- 3. Women at the Theater-Finance Nexus
- Part II The South Sea Bubble (1720-1722)
- 4. Defrauding the Public
- 5. "His Title, Not His Play, We Set to Sale"
- Coda
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.
- Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 21, 2021).
- Other Format:
- Print version: Burkert, Mattie, 1987- Speculative enterprise
- ISBN:
- 9780813945972
- 0813945976
- Publisher Number:
- 40030488848
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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