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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785107903321

Titolo

Theatre and culture in early modern England, 1650-1737 : from Leviathan to Licensing Act / / edited by Catie Gill

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2016

ISBN

1-351-88012-8

1-351-88013-6

1-315-23646-X

1-282-89219-3

9786612892196

0-7546-9944-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (191 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

GillCatie

Disciplina

822/.4093552

Soggetti

English drama - Restoration, 1660-1700 - History and criticism

English drama - 18th century - History and criticism

Literature and society - England - History - 17th century

Literature and society - England - History - 18th century

Theater and society - England - History - 17th century

Theater and society - England - History - 18th century

Social history in literature

Social change in literature

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

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.