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Genre/Form: | Criticism, interpretation, etc History |
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Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Rosenthal, Laura J. (Laura Jean), 1960- Ways of the world. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2020 (DLC) 2020016157 |
Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Laura J Rosenthal |
ISBN: | 9781501751585 1501751581 |
OCLC Number: | 1144742710 |
Description: | xvii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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. |
Responsibility: | Laura J. Rosenthal. |
Abstract:
"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"--
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"This well-argued, thought-provoking book argues for the key role of theater in the development of English cosmopolitanism and imperialism during the Restoration and 18th century. Well written and persuasive, the book significantly furthers the study of Restoration theater and its connections to the politics of empire." -- L. S. Stanavage, SUNY Potsdam * Choice * "With regard to the study of emotions as culturally and temporally specific phenomena, Ways of the World has much on offer." * Emotions: History, Culture & Society * Read more...

