1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910781667903321

Autore

Bayer Mark <1973->

Titolo

Theatre, community, and civic engagement in Jacobean London [[electronic resource] /] / Mark Bayer

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Iowa City, : University of Iowa Press, 2011

ISBN

1-60938-040-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Studies in theatre history and culture

Disciplina

306.4/8480942109032

Soggetti

Theater and society - England - History - 17th century

Theater - England - London - History - 17th century

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: Theatre and social capital -- Rethinking city and suburb -- The public theatres and their communities -- Religious communities at London's northern playhouses -- The spectacle of history at the Red Bull -- The Clerkenwell riot and its aftermath -- Epilogue: After 1642.

Sommario/riassunto

Taking to heart Thomas Heywood's claim that plays "persuade men to humanity and good life, instruct them in civility and good manners, showing them the fruits of honesty, and the end of villainy," Mark Bayer's captivating new study argues that the early modern London theatre was an important community institution whose influence extended far beyond its economic, religious, educational, and entertainment contributions. Bayer concentrates not on the theatres where Shakespeare's plays were performed but on two important amphitheatres, the Fortune and the Red Bull, that offer a more nuanced pi



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Record Nr.

UNINA9911018867203321

Titolo

Eating Words, Food in Modern Arabic Literature / / edited by Tania Al Saadi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2025

©2025

ISBN

9789004732698

9004732691

Edizione

[First edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (209 pages)

Collana

Middle East and Islamic Studies E-Books Online, Collection 2025

Supplements to the Journal of Arabic Literature ; ; 2

Disciplina

800

Soggetti

Food in literature

Food habits in literature

Arabic fiction - 20th century - History and criticism

Arabic fiction - 21st century - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Sommario/riassunto

How is food portrayed in Arabic novels? Offering perspectives that reach beyond literature, this book provides a nuanced view of Arab culture and society, inviting readers to explore the multiple significations of food.