Theatre and Culture in Early Modern England, 1650-1737 : From Leviathan to Licensing Act.
Title:
Theatre and Culture in Early Modern England, 1650-1737 : From Leviathan to Licensing Act.
Author:
Gill, Catie, Dr.
ISBN:
9780754699446
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (191 pages)
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.
Abstract:
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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