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Richardson Catherine (Catherine Teresa) |
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Domestic life and domestic tragedy in early modern England : the material life of the household / / Catherine Richardson |
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Manchester, UK : , : Manchester University Press, , 2013 |
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©2006 |
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ISBN |
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1-78170-116-4 |
1-84779-187-5 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (xii, 235 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s) |
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Soggetti |
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Domestic tragedies (Drama), English - History and criticism |
English drama - Early modern and Elizabethan, 1500-1600 - History and criticism |
Households - England - History - 16th century |
Literature |
Literary Studies: C 1500 To C 1800 |
PERFORMING ARTS / Theater / History & Criticism |
Literary studies: general |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Copyright Page; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Note on the text; Introduction; 1 'My narrow-prying neighbours blab':moral perceptions of the early modern household; 2 'Choose thee a bed and hangings fora chamber; Take with thee everything that hath thy mark': objects and spaces in the early modern house; 3 Arden of Faversham; 4 Two Lamentable Tragedies; 5 A Woman Killed With Kindness; 6 A Yorkshire Tragedy; Conclusion; Appendices; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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In a theatre which self-consciously cultivated its audiences' imagination, how and what did playgoers 'see' on the stage? This book reconstructs one aspect of that imaginative process. It considers a range of printed and documentary evidence - the majority previously unpublished - for the way ordinary individuals thought about their houses and households. It then explores how writers of domestic tragedies engaged those attitudes to shape their representations of |
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